One of the Reasons That It Is Difficult to Evaluate

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Multiple Choice

One of the reasons that it is difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of a new energy conservation program is that

• A) evaluations are time-consuming.
• B) there are difficulties obtaining a large sample size.
• C) there is no randomly assigned control group.
• D) it is potentially unethical.
• E) energy is difficult to experiment on.

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