Which best describes a control group in an experiment?

Question

A) a group with the condition that is being tested

B) A non-random sample taken through all experimental steps

C) A variable that is being deliberately varied in the experiment

A group that lacks the disturbance experienced by the experimental group

Answer 1

Hi Kyle E.,

It's (D), though the last line is not labeled as such. (!!)

(A) is most like the experimental group; (B) flunks out by being non-randomly selected; (C) is the experimental treatment or variable investigated, not a group.

-- Cheers, -- Mr. d.