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evelyn o bentley

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on: Jul 24, 2018
What is the most important advantage of using a randomized experiment vs. an observational study, in terms of the statistical results?

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__________ variables are those for which we can record a numerical value and then order the respondents according to those values.
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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

RANDOMIZED EXPERIMENTS, UNLIKE OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES, OFTEN ALLOW US TO DETERMINE CAUSE AND EFFECT. IN OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES, YOU CANNOT ASSUME THAT THE EXPLANATORY VARIABLE OF INTEREST IS THE ONLY ONE THAT MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OBSERVED DIFFERENCES IN THE OUTCOME VARIABLE.

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MEASUREMENT OR QUANTITATIVE


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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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