An experimental design has the advantage over non-experimental approaches in determining the order in which events occur and
a. controlling the effects of other variables.
b. minimizing the costs of the research.
c. accommodating ethical concerns.
d. proving conclusively that a relationship is causal.
e. providing a ‘reallife' context for a study.
a
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a. one or more theoretical approaches. b. their own common sense. c. our society's traditional wisdom. d. sheer chance.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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