Match the research method in Set I with its critical feature in Set II and choose the correct answer from the code given below:
List I
i.Experimental method
ii.Ex post facto method
iii.Historical method
iv.Ethnographic method
List II
a.Generalizing to the population from a large sample
b.Establishing the patterns of events that have happened, through primary and secondary sources
c.Studying shared behaviour patterns
d.Establishing cause and effect through control
e.Probing into the causal factors from the observed effects
Ai-d, II-e, iii-b, iv-c ✓ Correct
Bi-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d
Ci-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c
Di-b, ii-c, iii-d, IV-e
Correct answer: (A) i-d, II-e, iii-b, iv-c
Explanation
Experimental method establishes cause and effect through control, so i pairs with d.
Ex post facto method probes causal factors from observed effects, so ii pairs with e.
Historical method establishes patterns of past events via primary and secondary sources, so iii pairs with b.
Ethnographic method studies shared behaviour patterns, so iv pairs with c.
Generalizing to a population from a large sample (a) fits survey work, not these four.
Ex post facto reasons backward from effect to cause, unlike the forward experiment.
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