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What best describes the importance of using a control group?

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N. Kingsley

N. Kingsley

N. Kingsley
N. Kingsley, Writer, Columbus

Answered Jan 09, 2019

A control group is a standard or a scale in an experimental study on which the other subject is being measured. A control group allows you to compare those receiving the variable and those that are not. A scientific control group is an integral part of scientific findings. This group plays as a starting point in scientific discoveries.

Defined as the category in an experiment or study that does not garner treatment by the analyst and is then used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do. A control group can show the experiment is functioning correctly.

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meadors

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Answered Aug 31, 2017

Control groups allow you to compare those recieving the variable and those that are not.
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