Extra Quasi-Experimental Research Links

Overview of Quasi-Experimental Research

Quasi-Experimental Design and Methods – Provides an excellent overview of the quasi-experimental research, how it is used, the construction of a comparison group and many other issues.

Quasi-Experimental Research – Compares experimental and quasi-experimental research and provides additional information about the quasi-experimental approach.

Quasi-Experimental Design – Offers an overview of various aspects of quasi-experimental research, as well as links to resources with more detailed information.

Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference – Contains a comprehensive discussion of both experimental and quasi-experimental research designs.

Quasi-Experimental Research Designs

Quasi-Experimental Design – Describes basic quasi-experimental designs and how they are used.

Quasi-experimental Research – Offers examples of quasi-experimental research and designs.

Quasi-experimental Research Designs – Discusses nonequivalent control group designs and time series designs used in quasi-experimental research.

Constructing a Comparison Group

Statistical Analysis of Quasi-Experimental Designs - Offers a description of two methods used to create comparison groups through a system of matching techniques.

Matching Procedures in Field Experiments – Describes matching techniques used in quasi-experimental research to create comparison groups.

Best Practices in Quasi-Experimental Designs: Matching Methods – Provides a detailed discussion of matching techniques used to create comparison groups.

Validity in Quasi-Experimental Research

Quasi-Experimental Designs - Discusses validity in quasi-experimental research using examples.

What is Internal Validity in Research – Definition & Examples – Contains an excellent video explaining internal validity.

Internal Validity – Provides a discussion of internal validity and importance in research and contains links for additional information.

Basic Threats to Internal Validity – Describes threats to internal validity specific to different types of quasi-experimental designs.

Threats to Internal and External Validity – This slide presentation summarizes internal and external validity, discusses threats to validity, offers examples, and charts validity issues for different types of quasi-experimental research designs.

Data Analysis for Quasi-Experimental Research

Quasi-Experimental Research – Compares experimental and quasi-experimental research and provides additional information about the quasi-experimental approach.

Quasi-Experimental Design – Contains a description of two common designs and methods of data analysis and contains links for more information on statistical methods.

Statistical Analysis and Application of Quasi-Experiments – Provides an example of quasi-experimental data analysis methods used a microbial resistance experiment.

Study Design and Choosing a Statistical Test – Discusses the key components of a research design and how they help to determine the appropriate statistical analysis.

Benefits & Limitations of Quasi-Experimental Research

Quasi-Experiment Advantages & Disadvantages – Provides a summary of key advantages and disadvantages of quasi-experimental research.

Quasi-Experimental Research – Compares experimental and quasi-experimental research and provides additional information about the quasi-experimental approach.

Quasi-Experimental Design and Methods – Discusses practical limitations, challenges, and benefits of quasi-experimental research.

Quasi-Experimental Design – Describes the advantages and disadvantages of quasi-experimental design.

Ethical Considerations in Quasi-Experimental Research

The Use and Interpretation of Quasi-Experimental Studies in Medical Informatics – Offers an example of one type of quasi-experimental research and the ethical considerations related to it.

Ethics in quasi-experimental research on people with sever learning disabilities – Describes the increased ethical concerns that may occur with certain types of target populations.

What is Ethics in Research and Why is It Important? – ­Describes basic ethical principles and why they are important to the integrity of the research results.

What is an IRB and its Purpose? - What does IRB stand for?  What is the purpose of an IRB and how does a researcher know when they need to use it?

Ethics in Research – The Web Center for Social Research Methods - Some of the key terminology associated with research ethics are described on this site, as well as a brief history of ethical considerations in research.

Ethical Issues in Conducting Research – The following link is PDF that offers a comprehensive discussion of ethical issues in conducting research.