An instructor of a social work research methods course is lecturing on the limitations of research
designs.
She acknowledges that some research designs allow for causal inferences, others shed light
on correlations, and that other designs are used to describe social phenomena. Which research design
is considered the weakest?
a) Time series design
b) One-group pretest/posttest design
c) Pretest/posttest comparison group design
d) Pretest/posttest control group design
b
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