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What is one advantage of using a matched-pairs design in a randomized experiment?

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One of the major advantages of an experiment over an observational study is that in an experiment, the researcher attempts to control for __________ variables.
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EACH PERSON IN THE STUDY SERVES AS HIS/HER OWN CONTROL; NATURAL VARIABILITY IN THE RESPONSE VARIABLE FROM PERSON TO PERSON DOESN'T OBSCURE THE EFFECTS OF THE TREATMENT.

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