comparative method

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  • The comparative method is a thought experiment and it is done when doing the experiment is not possible.
  • The two steps in an comparative method are:
    • Create a hypothesis and identify the IV and DV
    • Collect data
  • The practical issues of the comparative method is:
    • It is quite easy to access and cheap as they look at statistics
  • There are no ethical issues in this method as there is no participants involved
  • The theoretical issues of the comparative method is:
    • Highly reliable
    • Low in ecological validity