A researcher is investigating the effect of music on the productivity of employees in a factory. Half of the employees listen to music while working and half do not listen to music. The researcher measures the productivity of each employee. In this study the employees who do not listen to music are the

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The employees who do not listen to music are the control group. The control group in an experiment is used as a baseline to compare against the experimental group. In this case, the experimental group is the employees who listen to music while working. Therefore, the non-music listening employees are not the independent or dependent group as they are not being manipulated in any way.

A Researcher Is Investigating the Effect of Music on the Productivity