Khalad is conducting a study to determine if motivational posters inspire middle school students to be more pro-social and to complete more homework. He goes to a large school district to conduct his study. In one of the district's middle schools he puts the posters up and in the second school he does not. After the posters are up for two months he compares the GPA and number of disciplinary referrals between the two schools.
-Which of the following designs is most representative of Khalad's study?
A) Two by two factorial
B) Static group comparison
C) Post-test only control
D) Solomon four group

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Khalad's study is a static group comparison because he is comparing two groups (one with posters and one without) after the intervention without random assignment.

Khalad Is Conducting a Study to Determine If Motivational Posters