A developmental psychologist wants to investigate the effects of a sudden transition from in-person schooling to fully remote learning on children's social development. The psychologist decides to conduct a natural experiment, comparing a group of children whose school transitioned immediately to a group whose school remained open.
Explain one strength and one weakness of using a natural experiment in this scenario.
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