One Big Ten University wanted to determine whether a Wellness Program that focused on walking to enhance employee health would cut down on employees' use of health benefits.Employees in the Liberal Arts department were invited to participate and received a $25 gift card to Best Buy for taking part in the program.Employees in the Engineering department did not participate in the program.Health benefits data was examined for both departments. The Engineering school employees,described in the scenario above,could be labeled the
A)control group.
B)treatment group.
C)case group.
D)survey group.

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A control group is a group that does not receive the treatment being tested in an experiment. In this case, the control group is the Engineering department employees who did not participate in the wellness program while the Liberal Arts department employees who did participate serve as the treatment group. The purpose of having a control group is to provide a basis of comparison to determine the effects of the treatment on the treatment group.

One Big Ten University Wanted to Determine Whether a Wellness