Fundamental guidelines for conducting rigorous research including random assignment, control groups, manipulation of independent variables, and control of confounding factors to establish causal relationships.
Example: Designing a study with random assignment to treatment and control groups, standardized procedures, and measurement of outcomes by researchers blind to group assignment.
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