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DEFINING
Experimental
research is the best way to establish the cause and effect relationship among variables.
It
is only type of research that directly attempts to influence a particular variable, and when properly applied, it is the best type for testing hypotheses about cause and effect
Only type of research that attempts to influence a particular variable Best type of research for testing hypotheses about cause-and-effect relationships
COMPARISON OF GROUPS
Most experimental studies measure the impact of treatments against a comparison or control group. Sometimes the control condition is dened as one to which the treatment is NOT applied. Sometimes different treatments are compared against each other.
the control or the comparison group is crucially important in all experimental research, for it enables the researcher to determine whether one treatment is more effective than another.
RANDOMIZATION
Random assignment is similar but not identical to random selection. Random assignment means that every individual who is participating in the experiment has an equal chance of being assigned to any of the experimental or control groups. Random selection means that every member of a population has an equal chance of being selected to be a member of the sample. Three things occur with random assignments of subjects: 1) It takes place before the experiment begins 2) Process of assigning the groups takes place 3) Groups should be equivalent
researcher has the ability to control many aspects of an experiment. It is the responsibility of the researcher to control for possible threats to internal validity. This is done by ensuring that all subject characteristics that might affect the study are controlled.
The following designs are considered weak since they do not have built-in controls for threats to internal validity
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