Sentence examples for use a control group from inspiring English sources

The gradual spread of the programme over the country gave us the possibility to use a control group, creating a quasi-experimental situation.

As an example, of 42 studies analyzed in the Anderson meta-analysis, 22 (52%) did not use a control group, and of 20 controlled studies, only 3 reported separate results for type 1 and type 2 diabetes (10).

Wallerstein was widely faulted for her failure to use a control group: she interviewed mopey, disgruntled children from divorced homes but didn't compare them with children from intact families, many of whom are, of course, mopey and disgruntled, too.

The study is one of the first to use a control group and randomization to try to gauge the impact of different types of television on children, and to look at the type of show rather than the amount of television watched, said Dr. Dimitri A. Christakis, director of behavior and development at Seattle Children's Research Institute, who wrote an accompanying editorial.

First, we did not use a control group but compared the doses of cisatracurium received to those that would have been used following the ACURASYS protocol.

We are aware of the poor statistical power of so small a group of controls, but it is reasonable to use a control group to define cut-off values, unbiased between sites.

The first two were randomized controlled trials and the third used a control group.

The study used a control group, which was given only brief advice on the benefits of activity.

The researchers used a control group of women who were accessing support for domestic violence but whose partner was not attending a DVPP in order to compare results.

But Dr. Siegel and other researchers said those findings were not as persuasive because the state had not used a control group.

"We've done tests exposing women and young girls to adverts with these models in, using a control group exposed to different images.