By pretesting the two groups on the dependent variable in a randomized, pretest-posttest, control-group design, we
A) rule out variance on all variables of all groups.
B) test for initial equivalence on the dependent variable.
C) eliminate confounding.
D) None of the above.
Answer: B
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