Which of the Following Research Methods Is Best Suited to Exploring

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following research methods is best suited to exploring cause-and-effect relationships?

• A) Experimental method
• B) Survey
• C) Case study
• D) Direct observation

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Definitions:

Sampling Distribution

The probability dispersion of a particular statistic, facilitated by a randomly selected sample.

Z-Value

A statistical measure that quantifies the number of standard deviations a data point is from the mean of a data set.

Standard Error

A measure of the statistical accuracy of an estimate, equal to the standard deviation of the theoretical distribution of a large population of such estimates.

N

A symbol often used to represent a sample size or the number of observations or units in a dataset.