The Purpose of a Randomized Control Trial Is to

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Multiple Choice

The purpose of a randomized control trial is to

• A) determine how likely it is that the results of a treatment were due to chance
• B) ensure that sample results generalize to the population
• C) ensure that participant characteristics are equivalent across the experimental and control groups
• D) determine whether two variables are related

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