Which of the Following Would Not Be Part of the Empirical

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would not be part of the empirical approach when studying such questions as "Has abortion led to a decrease in the crime rate?"

• A) Looking at the data
• B) Creating informal models and hypotheses
• C) Using deductive reasoning
• D) Using models to structure the empirical study

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