The quasi-experimental research design was appropriate for this study because it

was not feasible or ethical to randomly a

ssign participants to different treatments. Additionally, quasi-experimental
research offers several advantages over experimental researc
h, such as the ability to study outcomes in natural settings and the ability to
have multiple treatment groups. This design
allowed the researchers to compare the effectiveness of the different treatments
(banana peels and cornstarch)
in producing bioplastics with citric acid as the plasticizer. By comparing the
tensile strength and water absorbency of
the bioplastics produced from the different treatments, the researchers were able
to determine which treatment was most
effective. Overall, the quasi-experimental research design was an appropriate
choice
for this study given its goals and limitations.

Sure! Quasi-experimental research is a research method that is used to study

a specific change or event. This method
involves comparing two groups, or a group that received the change or event and a
control group (a group that did not
receive the change or event). This method is appropriate for situations where it
is not feasible or ethical to randomly
assign participants to different treatment groups. The researchers in this study
used the quasi-experimental research
design to compare the effectiveness of different treatments in producing
bioplastics using banana peels and cornstarch.
By comparing the tensile strength and water absorbency of the bioplastics produced
from the different treatments, the
researchers were able to determine which treatment was most effective.

In this study, the independent variable would be the citric acid levels and the
dependent variable would be the tensile
strength and water absorbency of the bioplastics produced from the different
treatments. The independent variable
(citric acid levels) is what was varied across the different treatments, while the
dependent variable (tensile strength
and water absorbency of the bioplastics) was measured to observe the effect of the
different treatments on the end product.