What Is the Proper Order of the Following Designs If

question 22

Multiple Choice

What is the proper order of the following designs if they are to be listed from the one with the least amount of control over variables to the most?

• A) pretest posttest control group, Solomon four-group, quasi-experimental, one-group pretest posttest
• B) one-group pretest posttest, quasi-experimental, pretest posttest control group, Solomon four-group
• C) one-group pretest posttest, pretest posttest control group, Solomon four-group, quasi-experimental
• D) quasi-experimental, one-group pretest posttest, pretest posttest control group, Solomon four-group

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