The Greatest Drawback to Archival Analysis Is That

question 98

Multiple Choice

The greatest drawback to archival analysis is that

• A) it can be used to examine a large number of variables.
• B) it is very difficult to train researchers to code archival data accurately.
• C) archival data are invariably biased by the researcher's preconceptions.
• D) archival data rely on the accuracy of the original compiler of the data and may be incomplete.

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