Why use quasi-experimental designs if they are flawed? It is because they _____
a. provide a real-world validation of experimental manipulations
b. explain causality without the use of random assignment
c. are the only ethical way to study some things in people
d. constitute a short-cut for the application of principles to society's problems
C
Despite their flaws, quasi-experimental designs may be the only designs that are ethical when studying some variables in humans. The information they provide is probably better than no information at all.
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