In Some Cases, Areas Where Oil Spills Were Cleaned Had

question 34

True/False

In some cases, areas where oil spills were cleaned had communities in worse shape than in areas where an oil spill was left alone.

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Definitions:

Experimental Group

The group in an experiment that receives the treatment or the variable being tested.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment or intervention being tested, used as a benchmark to measure the effect of the treatment.

Controlled Experiment

A scientific test that is directly manipulated by a researcher, to determine the effect of a variable on a particular system.

Variable

An element, feature, or factor that is liable to vary or change; it is used in research to measure and analyze differences within experiments or studies.