The problem with static group comparison designs is that _____
a. there are too many independent variables
b. there are too many unknown differences between the groups
c. there are too many dependent variables
d. the random assignment technique didn't result in equivalent groups
B
When random assignment is not used to form the comparison groups, it is impossible to know what caused the differences observed between the groups.
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