In science, a "control group" is a group of test subjects that do not receive any of the experimental food/ gas/ poison/ bizarre additions to their environment, etc., that the
other groups in the test do get.)
For example, if you wanted to see the effects of feeding plutonium to hamsters,
(not recommended by the way)
you would get two groups of hamsters. One group is fed the plutonium, and all effects
would be observed. (none would be good)
What you need to show what happens to ordinary hamsters over the same period of time
is called a "control group".
This would be a (luckier) group of hamsters that were not fed the plutonium.
Then you could show the differences (considerable) of the resultant effects on the two groups.
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∙ 14y agoThe control group in an experiment is the group that nothing is done to. The reason why there is a control group in experiments is to compare it with the group that has been tested.
A control group is the unaffected group in a science experiment.
A control refers to the "control group" in a scientific experiment. The control group is compared to the experimental group. For example, pretend you are experimenting to see if a drug works. Group A (The experimental group) is given the real drug, and Group B (The control group) is given a fake drug (placebo) to compare results.
control group
Control Group
The control group in an experiment is the group that nothing is done to. The reason why there is a control group in experiments is to compare it with the group that has been tested.
You use a control group to compare the results of the experimental group to. The control group has the "normal" results. After the experiment, you can tell if and what has changed from the control groups results
the group that does not change in the experiment VIVI :)
You need a control group to compare your experimental group to something.
control group
A control group is the unaffected group in a science experiment.
A control refers to the "control group" in a scientific experiment. The control group is compared to the experimental group. For example, pretend you are experimenting to see if a drug works. Group A (The experimental group) is given the real drug, and Group B (The control group) is given a fake drug (placebo) to compare results.
control group
the control group is the group or subject that is not affected by what you are testing for.
The group that receives no treatment in an experiment is called the control group. This group is used as a point of comparison to evaluate the effects of the treatment applied to the experimental group.
A control group is nothing changed about it
the control group is recieving the medication