This document discusses experimental and non-experimental research design. An example of an experimental research question could ask how a new teaching method affects test scores. A non-experimental question could ask how student satisfaction relates to graduation rates based on a survey. The main difference is that experimental design can establish cause-and-effect through manipulation of variables while non-experimental design observes relationships through correlation.

1. Discussion Question 1: Experimental and Non-experimental
Design
Research is typically experimental or non-experiment in design.
It is important for the investigator to know the difference.
Give an example of a question you would attempt to answer
using experimental design and one using non-experimental
design. Design two research questions. Write one for an
experimental design, and one for a non-experimental design.
What makes each research design question different from the
other? Review the criteria for each.