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control group

con·trol group
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-trohl groop]
    • /kənˈtroʊl grup/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-trohl groop]
    • /kənˈtroʊl grup/

Definitions of control group words

  • noun control group 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 3
  • noun control group a group that serves as the control in a scientific experiment; specif., such a group that does not receive the substance, drug, treatment, etc. being tested 3
  • noun control group (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. 1
  • noun control group group used for comparison in a scientific study 1
  • noun control group (in an 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. 0
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Origin of control group

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Control group

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control group popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

control group usage trend in Literature

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