The issue of control would be less important in a quantitative study with which type of research design?
a. Exploratory
b. Experimental
c. Correlational
d. Randomized clinical trial
ANS: A
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A Control is less important in exploratory studies because the researcher is investigating an area in which little literature exists.
B Control is critical to optimal experimental design.
C Control is important to correlational studies because relationships between variables are being studied.
D Control is essential to randomized clinical trials because their outcomes have direct implications for patient treatments.
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