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Which statement accurately captures why within-groups designs are preferred over

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Question

Which statement accurately captures why within-groups designs are preferred over between-groups designs?

Loss of participants has a more significant negative impact on between-groups designs as compared to within-groups designs.

Variability due to participants' differences is held constant across levels of the independent variable in the within-groups design, resulting in less within-groups variability.

Within-groups designs take less time than between-groups designs.

Control of extraneous variables is easier when using between-groups designs than within-groups designs.

A.

Loss of participants has a more significant negative impact on between-groups designs as compared to within-groups designs.

B.

Variability due to participants' differences is held constant across levels of the independent variable in the within-groups design, resulting in less within-groups variability.

C.

Within-groups designs take less time than between-groups designs.

D.

Control of extraneous variables is easier when using between-groups designs than within-groups designs.

Explanation / Answer

B. Variability due to participants' differences is held constant across levels of the independent variable in the within-groups design, resulting in less within-groups variability.