Posttest Only Control Group Design
A type of experimental design in which the experimental and control groups are measured and compared after implementation of an intervention. Comparisons are made only after the intervention, since this design assumes that the two groups are equivalent other than the randomly assigned intervention. Between-group differences are used to determine treatment effects.
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