A(n) ___________ design is closer to a true experimental design than a(n) ___________ design.
A) correlational; quasi-experimental
B) ex post facto; correlational
C) ex post facto; quasi-experimental
D) quasi-experimental; ex post facto

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A quasi-experimental design is closer to a true experimental design because it involves some form of intervention or treatment and attempts to establish causality, whereas an ex post facto design is observational and does not involve manipulation of variables.

A(n) ___________ Design Is Closer to a True Experimental Design