Causal-comparative research is also called ex post facto research because the investigator
A) studies relationships after they have happened.
B) studies only facts.
C) studies whole environments rather than facts.
D) actively manipulates the independent variable and studies its effect on the dependent variable.
E) actively manipulates the dependent variable and studies its effect on the independent variable.

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Causal-comparative research is done after the events or conditions have occurred, as the term ex post facto suggests. The researcher cannot manipulate any variables, as in experimental research, but instead compares variables that are already present in different groups.

Causal-Comparative Research Is Also Called Ex Post Facto Research Because