We Talked About Fixed-Sample Panel Designs Above When We Highlighted

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Essay

We talked about fixed-sample panel designs above when we highlighted quasi-experimental designs. What is a fixed-sample panel design? What is the process for conducting fixed-sample panel designs? Why are they better than other designs?

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Definitions:

Quasi-experimental Designs

Research designs that attempt to establish cause-and-effect relationships but lack random assignment to treatment and control groups.

Random Assignment

The allocation of study participants to different groups by chance, minimizing pre-existing differences between those groups.

True Experiments

A type of scientific experiment where the researcher manipulates one variable, and controls/randomizes the rest of the variables.

Construct Validity

The degree to which a test or instrument accurately measures the theoretical construct it is intended to measure.