Claudie is conducting a tropical sea-grass growth experiment and hypothesizes that the sea grass will grow best when the average temperature is 82°F. What would she MOST likely call this temperature in her investigation?

A. mode
B. outlier
C. intercept
D. control

1 answer

D. control

In an experiment, the control group is the group that is used for comparison and is not subjected to any experimental treatment. In this case, the temperature of 82°F would be considered the control temperature that Claudie is comparing the growth of the sea grass to.