... period fell into three broad categories. First, the time pattern of demand for the firm's products was modified via advertising, the linking of price discounting to time of sale, and diversification into markets with differing demand patterns. Second, firms produced to inventory. And third, firms' capital investment and large-scale maintenance were delayed to times of cyclical downturn (Metcalf 1972, 3). Taylor ... ...

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... outcomes measured over time (Schlutt I-20). Conventionally, an experiment's comparison group is a control group (a group receiving no treatment); however, a comparison group may also be a group of subjects receiving a treatment or variation of the independent variable differing from that of the experimental group (Schlutt 176-178). This is the case with the Stanford Prison Experiment: both groups (the guards and the prisoners ... ...

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... not easily measured, rendering laboratory experiments insufficient for either building onto or deducting from theory. Other situations where experimental methods become insufficient are where the independent variable cannot be manipulated, e.g. genetic inheritance or social class. Variables that are often found in disciplines such as Psychology and Sociology. Conclusively therefore, inappropriate use of experimental methods would be where, either the independent variable ... ...

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