New memory pill or a placebo

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Forty subjects are randomly assigned to receive either a new memory pill or a placebo. After treatment, they are all given a difficult recall test. The mean for the memory-pill group is 82%, whereas that for the placebo group is 64%. Can we conclude that the memory pill worked? Explain.

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