Causal-Comparative or Ex Post Facto Research Is Widely Used Because

question 10

Multiple Choice

Causal-comparative or ex post facto research is widely used because

• A) such studies have greater internal validity than do quasi-experimental studies.
• B) the law of the single significant independent variable can be more readily applied in ex post facto research than in experimental research.
• C) it is not possible to experimentally manipulate many variables of interest .
• D) Campbell and Stanley are exuberant in their praise of ex post facto research.

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