Random Assignment to Groups Helps Ensure That

question 209

Multiple Choice

Random assignment to groups helps ensure that:

• A)demand characteristics in each group are minimized.
• B)an independent variable is manipulated in each group.
• C)groups do not differ on variables not of interest.
• D)a correlation does not exist between the independent and dependent variable.

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