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While a(n) ____ is the group of individuals actually observed in a research study, the ____ is the group of individuals that researchers want to generalise or extend their findings to describe.
A) experimental group; control group
B) control group; experimental group
C) population; sample
D) sample; population
Experimental Group
In research, the group of participants that receives the treatment or intervention under investigation to assess its effect.
Control Group
In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment or intervention, used as a benchmark to measure the effect of the treatment.
Population
A group of individuals of the same species living in a particular geographic area, or the total number of individuals belonging to a particular category or groups.
- Understand the distinctions and relationships between populations and samples in the context of a study.
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- Understand the distinctions and relationships between populations and samples in the context of a study.
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