Suppose you want to find out if using a cell phone while driving a car affects the likelihood of having an accident.The group that would NOT be talking on a cell phone while taking the driving test would be the ______ group.

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The control group is the one that is not exposed to the independent variable (in this case, using a cell phone while driving) in order to establish a baseline for comparison. Therefore, the group that would not be talking on a cell phone while taking the driving test would be the control group.

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