preexperiment

adj

Etymology

From pre- + experiment.

  1. derived from *per-
  2. derived from experimentum
  3. derived from esperiment
  4. inherited from experiment
  5. prefixed as preexperiment — “pre + experiment

Definitions

  1. Before an experiment takes place.

  2. A simple form of research that examines a group or groups before and after an event, to…

    A simple form of research that examines a group or groups before and after an event, to see whether there is change, but does not employ a control group.

    • A study that uses only a manipulation is considered a pre-experiment. As the name implies, a pre-experiment has not quite achieved the level of control necessary to be termed an experiment at all.
    • Campbell and Stanley describe three forms of preexperiments: the one-shot case study, the one-group pretest–posttest design, and the static-group comparison.

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