ASSIGNMENT | What is the difference between experimental and quasi-experimental design?

What is the difference between experimental and quasi-experimental design? Provide a real-world example in your profession for each

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Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research Designs
The two common types of research designs are experimental and quasi-experimental designs. Although the two share some similar characteristics like measuring the results of participants to test the hypothesis, they share significant differences. Experimental research design entails a random selection and assigning participants into groups, manipulating variables, and identifying the impact of manipulation on the dependent variables and identifying whether there exists an effect and cause relationship between independent and dependent variables (Campbell & Stanley, 2015). Even though researchers use experimental research design due to its high weight on the internal validity scale, in some cases this type of research design fails to randomize participants due to some varying characteristics like marital status and gender. Scientific experiments, such as…