Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
A quasi-experimental design is applied in situations where
AThe researcher has less control over the independent variable than in the classical design
BThe classical design is much easier to arrange
CBoth the reduced control and the relative ease apply ✓ Correct
DThere is complete random assignment as in the classical design
Correct answer: (C) Both the reduced control and the relative ease apply — A quasi-experimental design is used where the researcher has less control and the classical design is harder to arrange, so both apply, giving the answer.
Explanation
★A quasi-experimental design is used where the researcher has less control and the classical design is harder to arrange, so both apply, giving the answer.
★A quasi-experiment lacks the full control and random assignment of a true experiment.
★It is used exactly when the researcher has less control over the independent variable.
★It is chosen when the classical, fully controlled design cannot be easily arranged in the real setting.
★So both the reduced control and the difficulty of the classical design are reasons for using it.
★It does not have complete random assignment as the classical design does, so the answer covers both reasons.
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