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The word “experiment” is often used loosely to refer to any innovative change whose effects are uncertain. Technically, however, it refers to a systematic attempt to test a causal hypothesis about the effect of variations in one factor (the independent variable) on another (the dependent variable). The technical meaning will be used here. The defining feature of an experiment lies in the control of the independent variable by the experimenter.
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Farrington, D.P., Ohlin, L.E., Wilson, J.Q. (1986). What Have We Learned From Major Experimental Studies?. In: Understanding and Controlling Crime. Research in Criminology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4940-5_3
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