Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as

Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The researcher manipulating one or more variables is called an experiment.

Reason (R); A research design is one in which a variable is manioulated with a goal of identifying the causes of events is called experimental design

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

1. ABoth (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. BBoth (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3. C(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
4. D(A) is not correct but (R) is correct

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Correct answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Explanation

An experiment is research in which the investigator manipulates variables to identify causes, which is exactly what an experimental design is.