quasi-experimental.

Describing a design that studies an intervention or change without the full assignment control of a randomized experiment.

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Words that belong together

• quasi-experimental design
• quasi-experimental study

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The quasi-experimental study compared the policy change with a similar area where no change occurred.

A quasi-experimental design required careful examination of differences that predated the intervention.

Usage notes

Primary category: science / research / methodology. Forms: Relational or technical adjective; ordinary comparative and superlative generally not applicable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: methodology, measurement, causation, evaluation. Disciplines: research, statistics, scientific reasoning. Commonness: uncommon.