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Quasi-experimental design - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A quasi-experiment is a scientific research method primarily used in the social sciences. "Quasi" means likeness or resembling, so therefore quasi-experiments share characteristics of true experimen...
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study Pre-test Response Experimental Group Magnitude of electricity consumed Magnitude of electricity consumed Treatment Conditions Equal Monthly payment plan Post-test Response Magnitude of electricity consumed Magnitude of electricity consumed Control Group Conventional payment plan 8 Results of Becker et al.
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Quasi-experimental designs were developed to deal with the messy world of field research, where it is not always practical, ethical, or even possible to randomly assign persons to experimental and control groups.
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QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH DESIGNS ... Quasi-experimental designs came about because of: 1) difficulty of applying the classical natural science method to the social sciences 2) overemphasis on theory testing and development 3) high cost of classic natural science methods 4) development of new statistical tools that...
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Amazon.com: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for
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Quasi-experimental methods are typically used in impact evaluations when experiments are infeasible. Impact evaluations, including those with experimental designs, measure the impact of government programs, policies, or other "treatments" on, for example, people, families, neighborhoods, or firms.
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quasi-experimental design: This category of design is most frequently used when it is not feasible for the researcher to use random assignment. ... This article describes the strengths and limitations of specific types of quasi-experimental and true experimental design.
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