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127. A medicinal study aims to determine if a new drug causes a statistically significant increase in liver enzyme levels (continuous variable). What technical hypothesis test would be most appropriate for comparing the mean enzyme levels in the drug group vs. placebo?

A. Chi-square test.
B. Paired t-test.
C. Independent samples t-test.
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D. One-way ANOVA.

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  • Chi-square test.
  • Paired t-test.
  • Independent samples t-test.
  • One-way ANOVA.

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