control group

noun [C] (also control) MARKETING

Definition

› a group of people who are used for comparing another group to in a test or experiment: The larger the control group sample is, the more reliable and repeatable the results of the promotion will be. → Compare test group

(Definition of control group noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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