Question

Sam, a researcher, and his team conduct a study to examine the effect of WakeMe, an energy drink, on intelligence levels of people in a small town. The people from this town are randomly divided into two equal, representative groups. Members of one group, Group MW, are made to drink WakeMe and then take an intelligence test. Members of the other group, Group NoMW, are made to drink plain water packaged in WakeMe bottles and then take an intelligence test. In this scenario, ______ is the control group and the ______ is the experimental group.

Answer 1

Hence, In this scenario, __Group NoMW____ is the control group and the ___Group MW___ is the experimental group.

Explanation:

The control group is the one which is not subjected to any testing situation or condition.

While the experimental group is the one which is subjected to testing condition.

Hence, In this scenario, __Group NoMW____ is the control group and the ___Group MW___ is the experimental group.