When are experiments most useful ?

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When are experiments most useful ? How do we use variables in an experiment ? How to combine parts into experimental designs?

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FINAL STUDY GUIDE     Experiments     -   Experimental research -> provide precise evidence for a causal relationship, it produces          quantitative results that can be analyzed with statistics, it can be used with evaluation         research too.   When are experiments most useful ?       -   Comparing outcomes before/after a modification with/without a modification is central in          the logic of experiments     -   Experiments are the strongest type of social research for testing cause-effect         relationships      -   Experiments are most effective for looking at a sharply focused issue involving only a         few variables      -   Experiments are limited to situations that can be manipulated and that are in basic

When are experiments most useful ?

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School: George Washington University

Department: Sociology

Course: Social Research Methods

Term: Fall 2018

Tags: socialresearchmethods, Researchmethods, and SOC2101

Cost: 50

Name: Social Research Methods - Final Study Guide

Description: Final Study guide - experiments - field research - evidence - surveys

Uploaded: 12/08/2018

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