A researcher is interested in the eventual divorce rates of people who live together before they get married compared to those who do not cohabitate before marriage.The researcher is particularly interested in the couples who cohabitate to see if that leads to higher divorce rates.In a sense, the couples who cohabitate are serving as the _____ group.
A) independent
B) null
C) experimental
D) control

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The couples who cohabitate are serving as the experimental group because they are the ones receiving the "treatment" or condition (cohabitation) that is being tested for its effect on divorce rates.

A Researcher Is Interested in the Eventual Divorce Rates of People