Directions: Provide short answers of 100-150 words each for the following questions/statements. Do not exceed 200 words for your response. Use the textbook, and any other scholarly resources to support your responses. Include at least two to three peer-reviewed journal articles beyond the textbook and course readings.
1.What are the features of quasi-experimental variables and designs? Under what conditions would this type of approach be appropriate? Provide at least one example in your response.
Quasi-experimental variables and designs have many features. One is experimental research and design tests causal hypotheses, the experiment is viewed as an intervention where a treatment is tested on how well it can achieve its objectives (Campbell & Stanley, 2015). Another feature is that Quasi-experimental designs do not have a random assignment, that is, assignment to certain conditions is by way of self-selection or administrator selection. The third feature is that they spot a comparison group that is almost similar to the treatment group in terms of baseline characteristics. A quasi-experimental approach is applicable mostly when it’s impossible to randomize individuals or groups to control and treatment groups. For example, if a hospital is introducing
