Natural And Quasi-experiments

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What is a natural experiment?
Researcher has Relationships between the IV and DV where the IV cannot be directly manipulated
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What is a Quasi-experiment?
IV isn't manipulated, depends on characteristics of the people
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Strength/Limitation of a natural experiment
Allows research where IV cant be manipulated for ethical reasons/IV not directly manipulated so cannot have a causal relationsip
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Strength/Limitation of a quasi experiment
Allows comparison between types of people/participants may be aware they are being studied
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EVALUATION: Manipulation of the IV
No direct link to IV so cannot have a causal relationship
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What is a Quasi-experiment?

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IV isn't manipulated, depends on characteristics of the people

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Strength/Limitation of a natural experiment

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Strength/Limitation of a quasi experiment

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EVALUATION: Manipulation of the IV

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