(Video: Correlation and Causation) Random Assignment Is Important in an Experiment

question 124

Multiple Choice

(Video: Correlation and causation) Random assignment is important in an experiment because

• A) otherwise participants will not know the parameters of the experiment.
• B) the two groups will be the same on average for all variables.
• C) participants can opt into the group they want.
• D) the two groups will be different enough that the third-variable problem will be

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