William has been having a great deal of trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. He is currently under the treatment of a sleep doctor. His doctor said he needed more data to determine an appropriate diagnosis and treatment plan. William's doctor would most likely request:

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A behavioral diary would allow William to record his sleep patterns and behaviors, providing the doctor with more data to make a diagnosis and create a treatment plan. Pretest-posttest and repeated measures designs are typically used in experimental research, rather than clinical diagnosis and treatment. Quasi-experimental designs are used when random assignment to groups is not possible, but this is not relevant to William's situation.

William Has Been Having a Great Deal of Trouble Falling