Ex Post Facto Experiment Design

1. Ex Post Facto Experiment Design Ahmad Alnafoosi CSC 426 Week 6

2. Ex Post Facto what??? Webster Dictionary defines Ex Post Facto as: after the fact : retroactively Late Latin, literally, from a thing done afterward. First Known Use: 1621

3. Explain More� In situations where it is not possible to manipulate variables. Ex Post Facto design provides an alternative to investigate how independent variables affect dependant variables. The researcher can observe the independent variables after the event.

4. That sounds like Co-relational design? Co-relational design and Ex post facto design involve examining existing conditions. Ex Post Facto design has dependant and independent variables whereas Co-relational design does not.

5. What about experimental Design? Both experimental design and Ex post facto design have independent and dependant variables. Ex Post Facto differs that it does not introduce the presumed producing cause. Thus in Ex Post Facto the researcher is NOT able to draw firm cause and effect. Both share similar designs.

6. What does Ex Post Facto Design Look like Similar to Experimental design, ex post facto design has multiple forms. These form involve variation of events (experience), Observations, Groups and combination of the above.

7. Simple Ex Post Facto Design