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control group
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The term "control group" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used when referring to an experimental setup in which a small group of subjects are given a standard treatment and monitored to provide a baseline for comparison. For example: "The research team conducted the experiment with two different types of medication, giving one to the treatment group and the other to the control group."
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control group
noun
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.
Exact(60)
They're our control group.
The control group received visits, too.
Compare the results against a control group.
One control group received no contact whatsoever.
The control group showed almost no improvement.
There was also no control group.
*P<0.05 versus control group, #P<0.05 versus control group, ▵P<0.05 versus control group, ▲P<0.05 versus control group, ξP<0.05 versus control group, ☆P<0.05 versus control group, ★P<0.05 versus control group, **P<0.05 versus control group.
A control group received nothing.
##P < 0.01 versus control group.
normal control group.
No control group.
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