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serike

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What are the advantages and disadvantages in the use of a posttest-only control group design versus a pretest/posttest control group design?
 
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There is a strong possibility that a convenience sample will be biased.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



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Answer to Question 1

With a posttest-only control group design we do not have to worry as much about demand characteristics, experimenter effects, or practice or fatigue effects. However, because we do not use a pretest, we cannot be absolutely sure that the participants are equivalent at the beginning of the study. With the pretest/posttest control group design, we can be sure of equivalency of subjects, however we need to be more concerned about demand characteristics, experimenter effects, and practice and fatigue effects.

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