control group

control group

noun
(in an experiment or clinical trial) a group of subjects closely resembling the treatment group in many demographic variables but not receiving the active medication or factor under study and thereby serving as a comparison group when treatment results are evaluated.

Origin:
1950–55
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control group
 
n
any group used as a control in a statistical experiment, esp a group of patients who receive either a placebo or a standard drug during an investigation of the effects of another drug on other patients

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Main Entry:  control group
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  in a test or trial, a group that does not receive the new treatment being studied and which is compared to the group that does receive the new treatment
Usage:  medicine
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control group n.
A group used as a standard of comparison in a control experiment.

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