Random Assignment of Participants to the Various Groups in an Experiment

question 3

Multiple Choice

Random assignment of participants to the various groups in an experiment

• A) makes it more likely that extraneous variables will impact the experiment.
• B) increases the probability that the groups are equivalent.
• C) is essential if you want to generalize your results to the population.
• D) is very difficult to do and is therefore not commonly done.

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