A researcher compared the academic success of high school students who had received free tutoring during elementary school years with the success of high school students who were similar on major characteristics but did not receive free tutoring. The purpose was to determine the effects of free tutoring on academic success. What type of research design is this?

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This is a causal-comparative design because the researcher is comparing two groups (those who received free tutoring and those who did not) on the outcome of academic success. The goal is to determine whether or not the free tutoring had a causal effect on academic success.

A Researcher Compared the Academic Success of High School Students