A news reporter writes an article with the headline “Caffein…
A news reporter writes an article with the headline “Caffeine makes cyclists faster”. The article says that 30 cyclists were recruited to research the effect of caffeine on physical performance. Each cyclist was randomly assigned to take either a placebo or a caffeine pill before their next timed ten mile ride. The following week the cyclists returned, took the other kind of pill, and were timed again on the same ten mile ride. The researcher found that on average the cyclists rode faster after taking the caffeine pill. Is the headline written for the article an accurate summary of the researcher’s results?