Quasi-Experimental Designs Are Particularly Susceptible to Bias Due to Measurement

question 13

Multiple Choice

Quasi-experimental designs are particularly susceptible to bias due to measurement error because

• A) there are no control variables.
• B) participants are not randomly assigned to groups.
• C) the experimental and control groups are not matched prior to the introduction of the independent variable.
• D) the dependent variable measure is not the same for the two groups of participants.

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