What Is a Difference Between Correlational and Quasi-Experimental Research

question 19

Multiple Choice

What is a difference between correlational and quasi-experimental research?

• A) Correlational research is less significant than quasi-experimental research.
• B) The hypotheses in correlational research are more complex.
• C) The researcher wants to predict what will happen in quasi-experimental research.
• D) There are many more variables in quasi-experimental research.

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