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What is an experimental control?

April 26, 2017CONTROL experimental

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What is an experimental control?

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The experimental control is a point of comparison within an experiment. For example, the control group is the group of children who did not receive the therapy. It allows the researchers to state with confidence that any change that they see is the direct result of the therapy that they provided.