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craiczarry

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on: Jul 13, 2018
What is Dr. Benning's best option for ensuring that her participants are essentially equivalent between the two groups?
 
  a) randomly assigning them to groups
  b) using a blind procedure
  c) operationally defining her groups
  d) using only non-violent prisoners

Question 2

The most common of the quasi experimental designs is the nonequivalent comparison group design. What is the dependent variable most commonly used in this design?
 
  a. latency measure
   b. difference or change scores posttest - pretest)
  c. number or percent correct
  d. total correct


enass

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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B


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