The causal comparative method, or ex post facto research design, is an alternative to classical experimental methods for establishing causal relationships between events and circumstances. Employing the experimental method in research is sometimes impractical or prohibitively costly in time, money, and effort; in other instances, it is unethical or immoral.
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ED090962 Expost Facto as a Research Method - Report
The causal comparative method, or ex post facto research design, is an alternative to classical experimental methods for establishing causal relationships between events and circumstances. Employing the experimental method in research is sometimes impractical or prohibitively costly in time, money, and effort; in other instances, it is unethical or immoral.
The causal comparative method, or ex post facto research design, is an alternative to classical experimental methods for establishing causal relationships between events and circumstances. Employing the experimental method in research is sometimes impractical or prohibitively costly in time, money, and effort; in other instances, it is unethical or immoral.