Which One of the Following Statements Is True Concerning the Nonequivalent

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements is true concerning the nonequivalent control group design?

• A) It has an experimental and control group but lacks random assignment of subjects to groups.
• B) It uses two nonequivalent control groups with random assignment of subjects to groups.
• C) It is used to make comparisons between two non equivalent groups that are randomly assigned to experimental and control conditions.
• D) It uses two groups that are initially the same but are found to be nonequivalent at the end of the study.

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