Certified Prevention Specialist CPS Practice Exam

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Which research design maximizes the ability to attribute outcomes to a "treatment" in an evaluation?

Experimental Design
External Evaluation
Focus Group
Data Collection Methods

The correct answer is: Experimental Design

Experimental design is the best research design to attribute outcomes to a "treatment" in an evaluation because it involves random assignment of participants into two groups - one receiving the treatment and one not receiving the treatment. This design helps to control for any confounding variables and allows for comparison of the outcomes between the two groups to determine the true effect of the treatment. External evaluation refers to the involvement of third-party evaluators and is not necessarily a specific research design. Focus groups involve a small group of individuals discussing their opinions and experiences and may not provide reliable data to attribute outcomes to a treatment. Data collection methods are the techniques used to collect data and not a research design on their own.