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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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Collection of the control group was essential for the evaluation of seropositivity among the general female population.
This study is a preliminary report of the case series without a control group for comparison.
Researchers tested their SARS vaccine on four African green monkeys, with another four in the control group.
Direct evaluation cannot be done because very few ganzfeld studies have included a control group.
Dr Duncan found that only one of the groups, the third group, showed any apparent effect in comparison with the control group.
Results showed a significant improvement in the iron, iodine and vitamin A status of these children compared to a control group.

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