nonequivalent
- adjective
- /nʌnˈɛkwɪvələnt/
- The use of nonequivalent groups is a potential threat to internal validity.
- nonequivalent control group
- nonequivalent dependent variable
- nonequivalent control group design
Examples
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The study involved a quasi-experimental, nonequivalent control-group design (no randomization between groups).
Academic text (1995) -
Because groups were intact, a quasi-experimental nonequivalent control group design was used.
Academic text (1998) -
A continuous intervention time series design was used, along with a nonequivalent comparison group.
Academic text (1998) -
The data for Grade 4 are presented separately because this grade served as a nonequivalent comparison group during the 1995-1996 BC condition.
Academic text (1998) -
Simultaneously, students did not show growth on nontargeted skills, as measured with the nonequivalent dependent variables.
Academic text (2014) -
A quasi-experimental, 2 x 2 factorial, pretest-posttest design with nonequivalent groups was employed to conduct this study.
Academic text (2004) -
The nonequivalent control group design used quantitative analysis with selected criteria from the CLAQWA rubric as measurements.
Academic text (2013) -
All of the studies except one (a time-series design) were representative of the latter category, utilizing nonequivalent control groups without random assignment.
Academic text (1990) -
Specifically, our study included pretests and posttests, as well as six different psychometrically sound measures of student behavior, two of which were different nonequivalent dependent variables.
Academic text (2014) -
In this research study, a nonequivalent group was compared to the treatment group to assess the intervention's effectiveness.
Synonyms
Different in type so they cannot be easily compared
Not the same in amount or quality
Different in appearance or nature
Not the same as each other
Not the same in size or importance as something else
Cannot be measured or compared because there is no common standard
Not the same in value, use, or meaning
Not the same in value, meaning, or result
Not exactly the same in one or more ways
Different from another person or thing in important ways
Antonyms
How Equivalent
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonequivalent = equivalent (transparent) = non + equivalent
Formed by the productive negating prefix 'non-' added to the adjective 'equivalent', so the meaning 'not equivalent' is directly derivable.
Etymology
Nonequivalent breaks into non- meaning 'not' and equivalent, which is related to the simple word equal meaning 'the same'. So, nonequivalent describes things that are 'not equal' or not the same in value or importance.