If a Stable Baseline Cannot Be Obtained

question 9

Multiple Choice

If a stable baseline cannot be obtained

• A) The experiment cannot be performed
• B) A baseline that changes in the opposite direction from the one predicted by the hypothesis is acceptable
• C) You only need to worry if you have to compare conditions between subjects
• D) The intervention worked

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