When designing a training evaluation study, most firms prefer to use a time series design instead of a controlled experiment because the time series design correlates change to training while the controlled experiment cannot.

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The time series design provides an initial reading on the program's effectiveness. However, you can't be sure from this that the training (rather than, say, a new pay plan)caused any change. Controlled experimentation is therefore the evaluation process of choice by most firms.

When Designing a Training Evaluation Study, Most Firms Prefer to Use