Description
Read the following study: Lum, C. & Yang, S. M. (2005). Why do evaluation researchers in crime and justice choose non-experimental methods? Journal of Experimental Criminology, 1 (2), 191-213.
Describe the three major types of research design. What are some of the reasons researchers might choose one design over another? How might research design relate to a study’s validity, reliability, and generalizability?
Include original evaluation, synthesis, or analysis of the topic
