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social science subjects > social research > research methods and evaluation > research design > quasi-experiment

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quasi-experiment  

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  • Quasi-experiments manipulate presumed causes to discover their effects, but the researcher does not assign units to conditions randomly. Quasi-experiments are necessary because it is not always possible to randomize. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods; Quasi-Experiment]

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