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An experiment must include a control group of individuals receiving no treatment.
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REFUTED
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Is it true that an experiment must include a control group of individuals receiving no treatment?
No. It is a common misconception that an experiment must always include a control group receiving no treatment; in many cases, experiments compare active treatments or omit zero-treatment controls for ethical or practical reasons.
Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 1 against · Last checked
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Explicitly identifies the claim that an experiment must include a control group receiving no treatment as a common misconception.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: Causation and Experiments. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://stats.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Applied_Statistics/Biostatistics_-_Open_Learning_Textbook/Unit_2%3A_Producing_Data/Causation_and_Experiments
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