Based on information from your text, why is it so important to use an experiment to test interventions before implementing them?

a. to be able to compare the intervention with a control group without the intervention
b. to be able to publish the results of the intervention in a scholarly journal
c. to increase awareness of the intervention
d. to make sure the intervention is effective enough to warrant federal funding


Answer: A

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