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ISBN: 9781337538305
Author: Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 11SA
A control group is __________.
a. a set of individuals that have a certain characteristics or receive a certain treatment |
b. the standard against which an experimental group is compared |
c. the experiment that gives conclusive results |
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