A candy company wants to measure the effect of their newest creation, ‘Fizzy-Bubble Tarts’ on the hyperactivity of children. They recruit a group of children and form one group that receives ‘Fizzy-Bubble Tarts’ daily, and another that receives a cup of water. Over a series of 5 weeks, experimenters collect behavioural data every day from the parents of children in both groups. What kind of design best fits this scenario?

a. Time series
b. Experimental
c. Quasi-experimental
d. Interrupted time series


a. Time series

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