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Control experiment
Meaning
Noun
●
A
parallel
experiment
designed
to
replicate
the main
experiment
in every way
, except
in respect of
the one
variable
that is being
tested
,
so as
isolate
the effect of that
variable
;
for example
, an
experiment
in which
subjects
are given a
placebo
instead of
an
active
drug
,
intended
to
check
that any
observed
benefits
of the
drug
derive
from the
drug
itself and not from other factors
involved
in its administration.
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