In a study of the effect of tutoring on students' grades in sociology, a researcher divides the class into two groups and arranges tutoring for one of the groups. What do we call the group receiving the tutoring?
A) the experimental group
B) the randomization group
C) the variable group
D) the control group

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The group that is receiving the tutoring is the experimental group in this study. They are receiving the treatment (tutoring) and their grades will be compared to the control group, who did not receive tutoring, in order to determine the effect of the tutoring on grades. The other answer choices (B) randomization group, (C) variable group, do not accurately describe the group receiving the tutoring, and (D) control group describes the group not receiving the tutoring.

In a Study of the Effect of Tutoring on Students