A researcher is interested in the eventual divorce rates of people who live together before they get married compared to those who do not cohabitate before marriage.The researcher is particularly interested in the couples who cohabitate to see if that leads to higher divorce rates.In a sense, the couples who do not cohabitate are serving as the _____ group.
A) independent
B) null
C) experimental
D) control

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The group that does not cohabitate before marriage is serving as the control group, as it provides a baseline for comparison to the experimental group (those who do cohabitate). The control group allows the researcher to assess whether cohabitation has a significant effect on divorce rates.

A Researcher Is Interested in the Eventual Divorce Rates of People