Which Method Is the BEST Way to Divide Participants into Groups

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which method is the BEST way to divide participants into groups for an experiment?

• A) dividing participants by hair color
• B) allowing participants to choose which group to join
• C) dividing participants by where their names fall on an alphabetic list
• D) flipping a coin for each participant

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