The procedure that researchers use to make sure that participants in both the treatment and control groups are equivalent to each other is known as (the)

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The procedure described is random assignment, which refers to the way participants are assigned to either the treatment or control group by chance, thus ensuring that any differences between the groups are not due to pre-existing characteristics of the participants. The other options listed are not related to this procedure of creating equivalent groups.

The Procedure That Researchers Use to Make Sure That Participants