EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -A control group in an experiment does not receive the treatment. Instead, it serves as a comparison group for the treatments. Researchers compare the results of a treatment group to the control group to determine the effect size, also known as the treatment effect.

Detailed explanation-2: -Negative control group: In this type of control group, the participants are not given a treatment. The experimental group can then be compared to the group that did not experience any change or results.

Detailed explanation-3: -control group, the standard to which comparisons are made in an experiment. Many experiments are designed to include a control group and one or more experimental groups; in fact, some scholars reserve the term experiment for study designs that include a control group.

Detailed explanation-4: -Control group : A group in an experimental study, which serves as a comparison group. The experimental treatment, procedure or program is not given to those in the control group, leaving these participants to either receive the usual available care, or an alternative, such as a placebo.

Detailed explanation-5: -A Control Group is a group of individuals who received no treatment or a standard treatment. In contrast, a Comparison Group is a group of individuals who received no treatment or an alternative treatment. You may see the similarity between both.