What Type of Experimental Design Is Best When Ethical Concerns

question 45

Multiple Choice

What type of experimental design is best when ethical concerns prevent the ability of the researcher to perform a true controlled experiment?

• A) a Solomon four group design
• B) a pretest-posttest design
• C) a quasi-experimental design
• D) a natural experiment
• E) a posttest only control group experimental design

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Definitions:

Standard Time

indicates the amount of time that should be taken to complete a particular job or task, typically determined through time studies and used for planning and benchmarking.

Variable Allowance

An additional time or financial buffer incorporated into estimates or plans to accommodate uncertainty or variations from the norm.

Standard Deviation

A measure indicating the amount of variability or dispersion in a set of related values.

Standard Sample

A representative segment of a material or component used as a reference point for quality control or calibration.