Clara Examines the Number of Traumatic Head Injuries That Occurred

question 27

Multiple Choice

Clara examines the number of traumatic head injuries that occurred in California for five years before and after the passage of a law that made it mandatory for riders to wear a helmet. Clara's research design would be classified as a(n) :

• A)nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design.
• B)nonequivalent control group design.
• C)control series design.
• D)interrupted time series design.

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