Longitudinal Research Designs Are Generally Superior to Cross-Sectional Research Designs

question 16

Multiple Choice

Longitudinal research designs are generally superior to cross-sectional research designs because they more readily establish ______.

• A)association
• B)time order
• C)nonspuriousness
• D)causal mechanism

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