State Highway Safety Experts Claim That the Recent Increase in Highway

question 18

Multiple Choice

State highway safety experts claim that the recent increase in highway fatalities involving tractor trailers is a result of truckers receiving insufficient rest.They randomly sample 200 truckers who are making interstate deliveries and record the total amount of nondriving time they have had over the past 72 hours.This study is best described as a(n) _________________ study.

• A) observational
• B) longitudinal
• C) experimental
• D) inferential

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