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State the difference between control group and experimental group with the help of an example. |
Answer» \t <div align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in; text-align:center; padding:0in 5.4pt">Experimental Group</div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in; text-align:center; padding:0in 5.4pt">Control Group</div> <div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 17.85pt; padding:0in 5.4pt">It is the group that you are conducting experiment</div> <div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 17.85pt; text-align:justify; padding:0in 5.4pt">It is the group that you are not conducting experiment</div> <div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in; text-align:justify; padding:0in 5.4pt">The researcher is changing the independent variable that he thinks will influence the dependent variable</div> <div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in; padding:0in 5.4pt">The researcher is not changing the independent variable or set it as a standard value</div> <div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in; text-align:justify; padding:0in 5.4pt">A good experimental group is identical to the control group in all way except for the difference in the experimental condition (except for the variable that is changing in the experiment)</div> <div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in; text-align:justify; padding:0in 5.4pt">A good control group is identical to the experimental group in all way except for the difference in the experimental condition (except for the variable that is changing in the experiment)</div> <div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in; text-align:justify; padding:0in 5.4pt">The effect or influence of independent variable on dependent variable is determined by comparing the experimental results with the control group</div> <div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in; text-align:justify; padding:0in 5.4pt">Helps to compare experimental result with non-experimental natural result (control group).\xa0It increases the reliability and validity of experimental results</div> <div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in; text-align:justify; padding:0in 5.4pt">Alternative hypothesis is accepted, if there is a significant difference in the dependent variables (measured or observed) of experimental group and control group</div> <div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in; padding:0in 5.4pt">Null hypothesis is accepted, if there is no significant difference in the dependent variables (measured or observed) of experimental group and control group</div> \t | |