To Determine Whether a New Anti-Drug Campaign Has Had an Impact

question 2

Multiple Choice

To determine whether a new anti-drug campaign has had an impact on students' usage of drugs, an educator compares students' drug usage during the five weeks before and the five weeks after the anti-drug campaign. Which quasi-experimental design characterizes the educator's investigation?

• A) single-case experimental design
• B) cross-lagged panel design
• C) time-series design
• D) nonequivalent-groups design

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