How does nonexperimental research differ from experimental research?

Answer 1

what is the difference between non experimental research and experimental research?

Answer 2

The difference between experimental and non-experimental research in any social science field is that experimental research involves testing a hypothesis in a controlled environment, while non-experimental research involves examining the pre-existing scenario in the world (or patient, for psychology, which is sometimes called a social science rather than medical science), and attempting to draw conclusions from the situation - usually a cause-effect relationship.

Some Social Sciences, particularly history, Archaeology, and political science, tend toward the non-experimental research methods. There is simply no way to form a meaningful experiment for the majority of these fields, as the situation is far too complex to create a controlled example of.

Psychology and anthropology, on the other hand, are much more inclined to experimental research for determining patterns, though non-experimental research is required for diagnosis or categorization of a specific individual or group.

Answer 3

NON-EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH: Research which lacks a true independent variable which is manipulated by the experiment. Useful in situations where it is possible or not ethical to manipulate the variable of interest.

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH: Scientific investigation in which the investigator manipulates and controls one or more independent variables to determine their effects on the outcome (dependent) variable.

Answer 4

a study finds relationships, i

t typically involves a survey.