Institutional Review Boards review research proposals to ensure that subjects
A) are adequately protected from harm.
B) understand their right to give or withhold consent to participate.
C) understand how the researcher intends to analyze the data collected from them.
D) a and b
E) a, b and c

Question

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Institutional Review Boards review research proposals to ensure that subjects are adequately protected from harm and understand their right to give or withhold consent to participate. While they may also review the researcher's intended data analysis methods, this is not a primary focus or requirement for IRB approval. Therefore, choices A and B are correct, but C is not necessary for IRB review. Hence, the correct choice is D.

Institutional Review Boards Review Research Proposals to Ensure That Subjects