For the Past Three Decades, There Has Been a Significant

question 184

Multiple Choice

For the past three decades, there has been a significant

• A)rise in the number of couples getting married.
• B)decline in the number of couples living together without getting married.
• C)decline in the number of couples getting married.
• D)decline in the number of same-sex couples living together.

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Definitions:

Biased Sample

A subset of a population selected in a manner where some members of the intended population are less likely to be included than others, potentially leading to skewed outcomes.

Longitudinal Design

A research method in which data is gathered for the same subjects repeatedly over a period of time to observe changes and development.

Inexpensive

Not costing a lot of money; affordable.

Cross-Sectional Design

A research method in which data is collected from a population, or a representative subset, at one specific point in time.