Which of the following statements is true of random assignment?
A) It assigns employees to a training program without considering their individual differences.
B) It results in an unequal distribution of individual characteristics such as age, gender, and motivation in the comparison group and the training group.
C) It increases the effects of employees dropping out of the study (mortality).
D) It increases the differences between the training group and comparison group in ability, knowledge, skill, or other personal characteristics.

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Random assignment involves assigning participants to different groups in a study without considering individual differences, ensuring that each participant has an equal chance of being placed in any group. This helps to control for confounding variables and biases.

Which of the Following Statements Is True of Random Assignment