https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh Made by Raymond Enriquez and Skylar Zapernick en-us 2017-11-06 18:01:18 UTC 2025-11-18 11:06:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Tent.png rtenr771 https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204032560 Does this drug help cure a black widow bite?]]> 2017-11-06 18:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204032560 rtenr771 https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204033940 We have found 200 people who have recently been bitten by a black widow spider and given them a 24 hour treatment]]> 2017-11-06 18:12:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204033940 rtenr771 https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204034348 100 people were randomly assigned to be given the Black Widow Bite Solver Drug to take, while the other 100 individuals were given the placebo drug]]> 2017-11-06 18:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204034348 rtenr771 https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204041630 Our explanatory variable was which treatment was used, the Black Wifow Bite Solver Drug or the Placebo ]]> 2017-11-06 18:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204041630 rtenr771 https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204495148 At the end of the 24 hours, we check the condition of the individual and the bite area to determine how much of the bite has been cured]]> 2017-11-07 17:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204495148 rtenr771 https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204496099 Our control group is the 100 individuals who did not take the drug and took the placebo medicine]]> 2017-11-07 17:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204496099 rtenr771 https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204496755 We selected our experimental unit by establishing a relationship with nearby hospitals and anyone who came in with a black widow bite was asked if they wanted to volunteer for our new study ]]> 2017-11-07 17:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204496755 rtenr771 https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204498508 We will replicate this study with 200 new individuals by going to a new hospital and asking the next 200 people that go in for black widow bites if they want to be apart of our new study]]> 2017-11-07 18:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204498508 rtenr771 https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204500953 2017-11-07 18:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204500953 rtenr771 https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204953602 We are able to blind the experimental units so they would not be able to know if they are receiving the placebo drug or the actual drug, which would give better results. The double blind is able to be done, but we decided not to in order to know which patient got what because of safety.]]> 2017-11-08 17:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204953602 rtenr771 https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204955051 With a sample size of 200, there is a 7% margin of error. With a low margin of error is good since it would be an accurate representation of the population.]]> 2017-11-08 17:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204955051 rtenr771 https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204957776 We matched up people based on gender, weight and height prior to the study and randomly picked one to get the placebo and the other the get the actual drug. This is beneficial for comparing results.]]> 2017-11-08 17:55:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204957776 rtenr771 https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204958923 We had the hospitals give of list of the 200 individuals and had them listed on a chart from 1-200. We then used a random number generator to select 100 to be given the placebo while the others received the actual drug. Possible lurking variables are age, weight, gender, how recently the people received the bite, where the person was bitten.]]> 2017-11-08 17:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/204958923 rtenr771 https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/206392886 2017-11-13 18:04:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/206392886 rtenr771 https://padlet.com/rtenr771/5i4pdleiz5fh/wish/206501539 Our results were published in a medical journal. Most participants are no longer in fear of black widow bites and the drug is on the way to be on the market

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