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on: Jun 20, 2018
The main difference between a quasi-experiment and an experiment is that the independent variable:
 
  a. is manipulated in an experiment
 b. is manipulated in a quasi-experiment
 c. has 3 levels in an experiment
 d. cannot be measured in a quasi-experiment

Question 2

Researchers at IBM think that employees who get to chose their own working hours will be more satisfied than those who do not. To test this idea, IBM employees at the Dallas facility are told that they can chose their own hours. Six months later, the satisfaction level of employees in the Dallas facility is compared to employees in the Knoxville facility. The employees in the Knoxville facility are considered the:
 
  a. dependent variable
 b. control group
 c. experimental group
 d. independent variable


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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

b


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