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Experimentation is the use of experiments to examine, test, and validate theories and hypotheses and is usually contrasted with observation. Experiments involving control groups are compared with other groups who have undergone some form of experimental intervention in which the most often used methodology is the randomized clinical trial.
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ten Have, H., Patrão Neves, M. (2021). Experimentation (See Research Ethics). In: Dictionary of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54161-3_247
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