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Mollykgkg

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Which of the following defines what is meant by a control group in an experiment?
 a. A group that is handled identically to the treatment group(s) in all respects except that they are controlled to a greater extent than the other groups, providing baseline data.
  b. A group that is used by researchers to monitor how the experiment is going.
  c. A group that is handled identically to the treatment group(s) in all respects except that they don't receive the active treatment.
  d. None of the above.

Question 2

Using 20 pairs of identical twins to participate in a study containing a treatment and a control is an example of what type of experimental design?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
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