In a study that seeks to evaluate the effect that caffeine has on individuals with narcolepsy, 40 patients with this condition are randomly selected to participate.Fifteen of the patients are given high doses of caffeine, 15 are given moderate doses, and 10 are given low doses over a period of 30 days.The total amount of time each patient slept over the 30 days was recorded.This is best described as a(n) _________________ study.
A) voluntary
B) observational
C) dosage
D) experimental

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This study involves randomly assigning treatments (high, moderate, and low doses of caffeine) to different groups of individuals (patients with narcolepsy) and then measuring the effect of those treatments on a particular outcome (the total amount of time slept over the 30 days). This is a classic example of an experimental study design.

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