To Assess the Extent to Which Mortality Rates Increase as People

question 4

Multiple Choice

To assess the extent to which mortality rates increase as people age, researchers would most likely make use of

• A) the double-blind procedure.
• B) case studies.
• C) experimentation.
• D) correlation.

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