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Control Group
kon-TROHL groop
/kənˈtroʊl ɡruːp/Listen
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controlgroup
Dictionary meaning
Experimental participants who do not receive the treatment being studied — providing a baseline for comparison; allows researchers to isolate the effect of the independent variable; without controls, observed changes cannot be attributed to the treatment
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