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In an experiment, the control group is the set that does not receive the treatment or intervention and is used as a benchmark to measure how other tested subjects do.
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Experimental Group: This is the group that receives the experimental treatment or intervention in an experiment.
This is what researchers manipulate during an experiment to see its effect on another variable.
This is what researchers measure in an experiment and expect to change due to manipulation of independent variable.