Science

When scientists give one group of test subjects a medication and they don't give it to the other test group, what is the non-medicated group called?

Asked by Dr. John Carmen 12 years ago 12/13/2012 8:11 AM

Last updated by anonymous 12 years ago 12/15/2012 11:11 PM

1 Answers

Answered by Dr. John Carmen 12 years ago 12/15/2012 11:11 PM

The non-medicated group in this scenario is called a control group. By not giving meds to one group, secientist can see the effects of that medicine on the other group.