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lunatika

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Why use quasi-experimental designs if they are flawed? It is because they _____.
 
  a. provide a real-world validation of experimental manipulations
  b. explain causality without the use of random assignment
  c. are the only ethical way to study some things in people
  d. constitute a short-cut for the application of principles to society's problems

Question 2

One task of research is to study a subset of the population and try to make inferences about the whole population.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Despite their flaws, quasi-experimental designs may be the only designs that are ethical when studying some variables in humans. The information they provide is probably better than no information at all.

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Excellent

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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