Correlational or Experimental or maybe Grounded Theory and possibly even Phenomenology.
You need to set up an experimental study. The variable which is the cause should be randomly assigned and the effect variable is then observed. Other study designs can only tell you that there is a link or correlation, but not necessarily a causal relation.
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A controlled experiment can be used to show a cause and effect relationship. ex: an experiment studying the effect of a certain medicine on patients.
Three basic research designs are experimental, correlational, and quasi-experimental.Experimental designs have random assignment to conditions. Correlational designs define the relationship between two measured values. Quasi-experimental designs have participants grouped on a variable that isn't manipulated.
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Correlational researches
It cannot be used to demonstrate cause and effect relationships.
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quantitative.
While the experimental method is ideal for determining cause and effect, the correlational method is still valuable for studying relationships between variables when it's not feasible or ethical to manipulate them. Correlational studies can provide useful information about associations between variables and generate hypotheses for further experimental research.
A correlational study is one where you examine correlations without manipulating any variables.
Experiments with a control and variable...not correlational studies because they don't ensure that the cause led directly to the "effects"
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Cause and effect conclusions can be drawn from experimental studies, where researchers manipulate an independent variable to observe its effect on a dependent variable. Correlational studies, on the other hand, can only show associations between variables but not causation.
An advantage of using a correlational study is that it allows you to investigate variables that cannot be directly manipulated.
Pairs of scores from a correlational study are usually plotted on a scatter plot. This allows researchers to visualize the relationship between the variables and assess the strength and direction of the correlation.