A Nonexperimental Study Designed to Measure the Degree of Relationship

question 299

Multiple Choice

A nonexperimental study designed to measure the degree of relationship (if any) between two or more events or variables is called a __________ study.

• A)naturalistic observation
• B)correlational
• C)case
• D)survey

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