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What is a control group?

What is a control group? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (experiment) The group of test subjects left untreated or unexposed to some procedure and then compared with treated subjects in order to validate the results of the test.
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The possibly calming effect of having family present for the control group during the intervention could have played a part in the reaction.
The control group was maintained in a similar chamber ventilated with filtered air.
Patients in the control group received standard care delivered by the community mental health teams.
This study is a preliminary report of the case series without a control group for comparison.
Direct evaluation cannot be done because very few ganzfeld studies have included a control group.
Collection of the control group was essential for the evaluation of seropositivity among the general female population.

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