Ex post facto research is a term generally used to describe ________ research.
A) descriptive
B) correlational
C) causal-comparative
D) experimental

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Ex post facto research involves studying the effects of a variable that has already occurred naturally or cannot be manipulated by the researcher. This type of research is therefore most commonly used in causal-comparative studies, where the researcher compares groups that have already been exposed to different levels of the variable of interest, and attempts to establish causal relationships between the variable and potential outcomes. Descriptive and correlational research typically do not involve manipulating variables, and experimental research involves actively manipulating them.

Ex Post Facto Research Is a Term Generally Used to Describe