Question: The plain language summary is erratic and therefore misleading as it states that "...(on average individuals taking garlic had colds lasting 1.52 days while those taking placebo had colds lasting 5.01 days)..." In the review it is, more correctly, calculated that "..the number of days to recovery was similar in both groups (4.63 vs. 5.63 days).." The plain language text is probably to be quoted in the common press, journalists being not-so-thorough readers. Explain what this means? Need Assignment Help?