Longitudinal Studies Can Be Described as Techniques That

question 102

Multiple Choice

Longitudinal studies can be described as techniques that:

• A) measure the population at only one point in time
• B) develop an understanding of a phenomenon in terms of "if-then" conditional statements
• C) search for and interpret existing information relevant to the research problem
• D) repeatedly measure the same sample units from the population over a period of time
• E) studies conducted parallel (longitude) to one another, which allows for comparisons to be made between such studies

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