QUASI-EXPERIMENTS AND

QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS
Ariadne Cara C. Santos, MS (cand.), RPm
 QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL
DESIGNS
aim to establish a cause-and-
effect relationship between
an independent and
dependent variable.
 QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL
DESIGNS
explore the effects of different
treatments on pre-existing
groups.
EXAMPLE

1. Comparing a teaching
technique with different
types of subjects (e.g., normal
and children with ADHD)
EXAMPLE

2. Investigating the effects of

naturally occurring situations
(e.g., being raised as an only
child and being raised with
siblings)
 QUASI-EXPERIMENTS

does not rely on random

assignment. Instead, subjects
are assigned to groups based on
non-random criteria.
 ORIGIN

“Quasi” came from Latin

meaning as if or seeming like.
 WHEN TO USE QUASI-
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS
In situations where true
experiments cannot be used.
 WHY USE QUASI-
EXPERIMENTS
ETHICAL
Sometimes it’s unethical to
provide or withhold a treatment
on a random basis, so a true
experiment is not feasible.
 WHY USE QUASI-
EXPERIMENTS
ETHICAL
In this case, a quasi-experiment
can allow you to study the
same causal relationship
without the ethical issues.
 WHY USE QUASI-
EXPERIMENTS
PRACTICAL
True experiments may be
infeasible to implement or
simply too expensive
 WHY USE QUASI-
EXPERIMENTS
PRACTICAL
Conflicts involved in designing
experimental interventions to
justify a true experiment.
 TYPE OF QUASI-
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS
Nonequivalent Groups Design
The researcher chooses existing
groups that appear similar, but
only one of the groups
experiences the treatment.
EXAMPLE

Examining the effects of the

Socratic method on 2 similar
groups of college students with
only one group exposed to the
treatment.
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