In: Statistics and Probability
TRUE / FALSE to the questions below
1. The purpose of experimental research is to allow the researcher to control the situation
so that causal relationships among variables may be studied.
2. In a well-designed experiment, the control group and the experimental group consist of
the same people.
3. A laboratory experiment is an experiment conducted in a natural setting, often for a
long period of time.
4. A field experiment is an experiment conducted in an artificial setting that gives the
researcher almost complete control over the research setting.
5. A quasi-experimental design is an experimental design that fails to control adequately
for loss of external or internal validity.