The Benefit Foregone by Not Choosing an Alternative Course of Action

question 125

Multiple Choice

The benefit foregone by not choosing an alternative course of action is referred to as a(n) :

• A)opportunity cost.
• B)sunk cost.
• C)variable cost.
• D)incremental cost.

Understand the challenges of causal inference in quasi-experimental designs due to the absence of random assignment.

Identify the different quasi-experimental designs and their applications.

Recognize threats to internal validity in quasi-experimental designs.

Differentiate between one-shot case studies, one-group pretest-posttest designs, and nonequivalent control group designs.

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