Which of the Following Study Types Can Result in a Null

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following study types can result in a null effect?

• A) Pretest/posttest designs
• B) Correlational designs
• C) Within-groups designs
• D) Posttest-only designs
• E) All of the above

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