The Main Purpose of Conducting Correlational Research Is to

question 63

Multiple Choice

The main purpose of conducting correlational research is to

• A) determine the causal relationship between an independent and a dependent variable.
• B) describe the population's average score on a particular measure.
• C) manipulate one variable but hold the other constant.
• D) determine the nature and strength of the association between two measured variables.

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