What Makes an Experimental Design a "True" Experimental Design

question 71

Multiple Choice

What makes an experimental design a "true" experimental design?

• A)There are no "false" variables.
• B)It truly isolates the effects of the independent variable on the dependent variable while controlling for effects of any extraneous variables.
• C)It is performed by a certified marketing researcher.
• D)both A and C
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

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The realization or fulfillment of one's talents and potentialities, considered as a drive or need present in everyone.

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