control group
noun[C]
MARKETINGukus(alsocontrol)agroupofpeoplewho are used forcomparinganothergroupto in atestorexperiment:
Thelargerthe controlgroupsampleis, the morereliableand repeatable theresultsof thepromotionwill be.
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Thecontrolgroupmay receive a placebo and/or another drug, often a so-called gold standard that is best drug marketed for the disease.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is defined as the proportion of improved patients in the treatment group, divided by the proportion of improved patients in thecontrolgroup.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If available, acontrolgroupshould be in use, if possible with the qualitative studies that are done.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Isolation calls in acontrolgroupthat had no reference signal did not show the same adaptation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Following the study, the experimental group demonstrated an increase in happiness levels while thecontrolgroupdid not.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In a single-blind experiment, the individual subjects do not know whether they are so-called test subjects or members of an experimentalcontrolgroup.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.First, it is difficult if not impossible to establish acontrolgroup.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thecontrolgroupreceived a postcard reminding women to get preventive screening.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Subjects in the exercise group experienced significant increases in strength for almost all muscle groups when compared to thecontrolgroup.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thecontrolgroupfor the study comprised 456 boys who were assessed as non-delinquent.
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