Professor Montgomery is interested in testing the utility of a new teaching technique but is worried that individual differences between her students' levels of comprehension of the course material may affect her outcomes. How might she reduce this concern?
A) Use random sampling.
B) Use random assignment.
C) Use another professor's students.
D) Examine only students who are already doing well in the class.

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Random assignment helps to distribute individual differences evenly across experimental and control groups, thereby reducing the impact of these differences on the outcome of the experiment. This ensures that any observed effects are more likely due to the intervention itself rather than pre-existing differences among participants.

Professor Montgomery Is Interested in Testing the Utility of a New