What Is the Term for When Treatment and Control Groups

question 19

Multiple Choice

What is the term for when treatment and control groups are formed by a procedure other than randomization?

• A)external validity
• B)randomized field experiment
• C)selection bias
• D)nonequivalent comparison design

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Definitions:

Implicit Knowledge

The type of knowledge that is acquired through exposure and experience, without conscious effort or awareness, and is difficult to articulate.

Intuitions

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