nonexperimental
- adjective
- /ˌnɒnˌɛkspəˈrɪmɛntəl/
- Specialized
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no experimental
- This investigation utilized a single-subject, nonexperimental case study design to conduct an initial empirical test of the periodized mental skills training model.
- nonexperimental design
- nonexperimental study
- nonexperimental research
Examples
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The study was nonexperimental and analyzed cross-sectional data collected in conjunction with data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) administered in a Florida school district's high schools in 2006.
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Table 2 presents data from the nonexperimental pre/post DIBELS benchmark assessments.
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My view is that the reason economics was believed to be a nonexperimental science was simply that almost no one tried or cared.
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Two postgraduate students were trained as coders on nonexperimental videotapes.
Academic text (2003) -
This study incorporated a nonexperimental, descriptive research design involving secondary level teachers from nine high schools in six school districts in a large suburban county adjacent to a large urban area.
Academic text (1992) -
In 2010, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester (Minnesota, USA) created the first nonexperimental hand transplantation program in North America.
Academic text (2014) -
Most of the quantitative information used in quasi-experimental and nonexperimental designs, however, is regularly collected by states or institutions through administrative data sets, as illustrated in the cases of Florida, Ohio, and California.
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Nonexperimental designs used to evaluate the effectiveness of remedial courses should be conducted only when key student characteristics, such as socioeconomic background, test scores, and data on previous educational experiences, are well measured.
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Although the regression analyses allowed us to test predictions about the extent to which violence prevention and intervention approaches contribute to the variance in school crime and disruption after accounting for demographics, the study was nonexperimental.
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The research provided valuable insights through a nonexperimental approach, focusing on real-world observations.
Synonyms
A study that has no comparison group and gives weaker evidence
Antonyms
How Experimental
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonexperimental = experimental (transparent) = non + experiment + al
The prefix 'non-' simply negates 'experimental' (i.e., 'not experimental'), a direct and regular morphological operation.
Etymology
Nonexperimental combines non- meaning 'not' and experimental meaning 'based on tests or experiments', so a nonexperimental study relies on watching real situations instead of doing tests and cannot prove what causes what as clearly.