Which Approach Is Most Effective in Preventing Confounding by Participant

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which approach is most effective in preventing confounding by participant characteristics?​

• A)​matching the characteristics across treatments
• B)​randomizing the variable across treatment
• C)including a no-treatment control group
• D)​having a placebo control group

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