Using Standardized Procedures to Evaluate the Causal Relationship Between Two

question 16

Multiple Choice

Using standardized procedures to evaluate the causal relationship between two variables using randomization, generally in quantitative research, is known as ___________.

• A) experiments
• B) archival data-mining
• C) surveying
• D) correlational design

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Definitions:

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