Which Research Design Would You Use to Answer This Question

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which research design would you use to answer this question: Are prisons more likely to have drug treatment programs available now than in the 1950s?

• A) cross-sectional
• B) repeated cross-sectional
• C) fixed-sample panel
• D) event-based

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Definitions:

Diagnostic Reasoning

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Client's Response

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NANDA-I Taxonomy

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