When the achievement levels of two groups of college seniors are being evaluated on the basis of whether of not the students had previously attended a public secondary school, then the research is
A) experimental
B) quasi-experimental
C) repeated-measures
D) post-facto

Question

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This research is post-facto because it examines the effects of an independent variable (attendance at a public secondary school) after the fact, without manipulating the variable.

When the Achievement Levels of Two Groups of College Seniors