You Are a Sociologist Studying the Popularity of Tobacco Products

question 14

Multiple Choice

You are a sociologist studying the popularity of tobacco products. Any of the following ways would be a reasonable approach to operationalizing the concept "popularity of tobacco products" EXCEPT

• A) number of tobacco products sold over a certain amount of time
• B) number of retail tobacco shops operating during a certain time period
• C) number of people saying that they use tobacco in a survey
• D) number of new lung cancer diagnoses during a certain time period

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