Carl Is Conducting a Research Study Comparing the Effectiveness of Two

question 40

Multiple Choice

Carl is conducting a research study comparing the effectiveness of two tutoring programs. He has four schools willing to work with him on this project. However the schools are already using tutoring programs and will not allow Carl randomly assign students to the two programs. Which type of research design would be best for Carl to use?

• A) A strong experimental design
• B) A weak experimental design
• C) A quasi-experimental design
• D) A multiple-baseline design

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Definitions:

Cluster Sample

A sampling method where the population is divided into clusters, and a random sample of these clusters is chosen for analysis.

Rows

In the context of data, rows represent individual records or observations in a database or table.

Average Age

The mean age of a group of individuals, calculated by adding their ages together and dividing by the total number of individuals.

Voluntary Response Sampling

A sampling method in which participants self-select to be part of a survey or study, often leading to biased results due to non-random participation.