One of the Primary Advantages of a Pretest-Posttest Nonequivalent Control

question 4

Multiple Choice

One of the primary advantages of a pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group design,in comparison to other nonequivalent group designs,is

• A)the posttest scores can help reduce threats from history effects.
• B)the pretest scores can help reduce the threat of assignment bias.
• C)the posttest scores can help reduce the threat of differential history.
• D)the pretest scores can help reduce the threat of differential history.

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