Question 15
1 pts
You are in the planning stages of conducting research and are having trouble deciding which
research method would be the best option for your question. You are trying to decide
between an experimental design and a correlational study. Which of the following is the best
explanation for the difference between experimental and correlational studies?
Experimental studies permit naturalistic observation, but correlational studies do not
Experimental studies use convenience sampling, but correlational studies use random sampling
Experimental studies must undergo peer review, but correlational studies are not required to
Experimental studies manipulate the independent variable(s), but correlational studies do not
