METHODS OF RESEARCH
COMPARATIVE RESEARCH
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variables are studied in retrospect.
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conclusions drawn on the basis of studies are assumed to be factual.
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two or more groups are compared on at least one variable.
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results demonstrate cause-and-effect relationships.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Causal comparative studies are also called ex post facto because the investigator has no control over the exogenous variable. Whatever happened occurred before the researcher arrived.-Causal-comparative research is sometimes treated as a type of descriptive research since it describes conditions that already exist.
Detailed explanation-2: -So, causal-comparative research always occurs after the independent variable has occurred. That’s why this type of research is sometimes called ex post facto research (Latin for “after-the-fact").
Detailed explanation-3: -There are similarities and differences between causal-comparative research, also referred to as ex post facto research, and both correlational and experimental research. This entry discusses these differences, as well as the benefits, process, limitations, and criticism of this type of research design.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ex post facto study or after-the-fact research is a category of research design in which the investigation starts after the fact has occurred without interference from the researcher.
Detailed explanation-5: -Retrospective Causal Comparative Research For this type of research, a researcher has to investigate a particular question after the effects have occurred. They attempt to determine whether or not a variable influences another variable.