Explain the advantages and disadvantages of using random assignment as a method to prevent individual differences from becoming confounding variables.
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Step 1: Random assignment helps reduce the chances of systematic differences between the groups at the start of an experiment, which mitigates the threats of confounding variables. Show more…
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