Random assignment is when a researcher uses chance to make sure all participants have the <em>same opportunity to be in either group</em> during an experiment. It is used to decide in which group the now selected participants will be in.
An example of random assignment is the<em> flip of a coin. </em>
The "New South" was an idea after Reconstruction to emulate the Northern indusrtialism and social structure in order to take the south out of its economic downturn.
