The Way to Determine If a Study Is Correlational Rather

question 100

Multiple Choice

The way to determine if a study is correlational rather than experimental is that

• A) a causal relationship exists between the variables.
• B) researchers cannot control the variables under study.
• C) the subjects must constitute a representative sample.
• D) control of one variable interferes with control of another variable.

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