This document defines experimental research and outlines its key characteristics and procedures. Experimental research directly manipulates a variable to test cause-and-effect relationships. It involves a comparison between an experimental group and a control group, manipulation of the independent variable, and random assignment. There are two types of experimental designs - pre-experimental and true experimental. True experimental designs use randomization and controls for threats to internal validity. The procedures for conducting experimental research include determining the research problem, writing the background, formulating research questions, and stating the aims of the study.