[CIM Science Reviews]

8. You are conducting an experiment to test the hypothesis that Vitamin C provides a person with increased resistance to the common cold. You give 100 volunteers 5 vitamin C tablets a day, while 100 different volunteers receive 5 sugar tablets a day.

Which group of volunteers is the control test group?

The control test group is the group receiving the placebo, or fake pills made of sugar.

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