What Is the Main Difference Between an Experiment and a Correlational

question 78

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between an experiment and a correlational study?

• A)A correlational study involves the manipulation of variables,while an experiment does not.
• B)An experiment uses random sampling,while a correlational study uses random assignment.
• C)A correlational study looks at the relationship between independent and dependent variables,while an experiment looks at the relationship between confounding variables.
• D)An experiment involves the manipulation of variables,while a correlational study does not.

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