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Quasi-experiment

Meaning in academic english & research, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In academic english & research, quasi-experiment means: A study evaluating an intervention without random assignment to conditions.

In Turkish: yarı deney

How it is used

Explain group formation and possible alternative explanations.

Example sentences

  1. Our quasi-experiment compared two existing classes after only one received extra tutoring.

    Existing class membership replaced random assignment.

  2. Our quasi-experiment compared travel times before and after a new bus service in treated and neighboring districts, without random assignment.

    A transport intervention is evaluated using existing districts rather than randomly assigned groups.

Common collocations

  • conduct a quasi-experiment
  • quasi-experiment design
  • study designThe overall plan for how a study will answer its research question, including methods, sample, measures, and timing.
  • control groupA group of participants in an experiment who do not receive the treatment being tested, so that their results can be compared with those who do.

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