Katherine Is Creating a Mock Research Design That Examines the Effect

question 17

Multiple Choice

Katherine is creating a mock research design that examines the effect of college on religiosity among students.She wishes to interview a random sample of incoming freshmen and do subsequent interviews with the same group at the end of each semester for four years.This is an example of ______.

• A)a cross-sectional research design
• B)a longitudinal research design
• C)a fixed-sample panel design
• D)a repeated cross-sectional research design

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Disposable Income

The financial resources available to a household for saving and spending after subtracting income taxes.

Consumption

The part of income or the amount of wealth that is used for purchasing goods and services for personal use.

APC

The Average Propensity to Consume indicates the share of income used for consumption purposes.

Disposable Income

Economic reserves left for households after income tax deductions, meant for spending and saving.