Experimental designs have the advantage of being superior to non-experimental designs because they most clearly achieve the purpose of
A) description.
B) critique.
C) exploration.
D) explanation
E) prediction.

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Experimental designs allow for the manipulation of variables and the establishment of cause-and-effect relationships, which is the primary goal of explanation in research. Non-experimental designs may be used for description, exploration, or prediction, but they do not provide the same level of control over extraneous variables or the ability to establish causality.

Experimental Designs Have the Advantage of Being Superior to Non-Experimental