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I do not have time to edit this page but the links seem dead! 169.234.242.233 ( talk) 17:55, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
The basic assumptions of this article are incorrect. A quasi-experiment is a correlational design, not an experimental design (despite the name). It can be used either in or out of the laboratory, as can true experiments. Although some quasi-experimental designs may provide greater external validity, this is NOT a feature of a quasi-experimental design per se. The only feature of quasi-experiments that separates it from both true experiment and correlational designs is that they are used for correltional studies when one variable is categorical, but can not be manipulated. All of the other features mentioned depend upon the particulars of the study and could be true of other types of research designs also.
I am just about to delete all but the opening from this version. I think the rest of the article is now mostly just a much longer and more confusing way of saying what the opening says clearly and succinctly.
The deleted text does contain pointers to subtopics that would be good to include, though. In no particular order, here's a list of topics that could make this an excellent article:
-- Ben Kovitz ( talk) 21:28, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
Why do we have Quasi-experiment and Design of quasi-experiments? Should they be merged? Tayste ( edits) 00:23, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
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I do not have time to edit this page but the links seem dead! 169.234.242.233 ( talk) 17:55, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
The basic assumptions of this article are incorrect. A quasi-experiment is a correlational design, not an experimental design (despite the name). It can be used either in or out of the laboratory, as can true experiments. Although some quasi-experimental designs may provide greater external validity, this is NOT a feature of a quasi-experimental design per se. The only feature of quasi-experiments that separates it from both true experiment and correlational designs is that they are used for correltional studies when one variable is categorical, but can not be manipulated. All of the other features mentioned depend upon the particulars of the study and could be true of other types of research designs also.
I am just about to delete all but the opening from this version. I think the rest of the article is now mostly just a much longer and more confusing way of saying what the opening says clearly and succinctly.
The deleted text does contain pointers to subtopics that would be good to include, though. In no particular order, here's a list of topics that could make this an excellent article:
-- Ben Kovitz ( talk) 21:28, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
Why do we have Quasi-experiment and Design of quasi-experiments? Should they be merged? Tayste ( edits) 00:23, 9 August 2012 (UTC)