Which Situation Below Is Least Representative of Descriptive-Type Research

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which situation below is least representative of descriptive-type research?

• A) Fitness scores were collected on the fifth-grade students in 1970 and every year thereafter until 1978.
• B) Ten thousand college students were administered a first aid test, and performance standards were developed.
• C) Difference in the performance of participants in a room at 70  F and 100  F was described.
• D) The correlation between SAT scores and college GPA was determined for n = 500 students.
• E) Thirty-five teachers were randomly selected and then interviewed.

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Physiological

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