Causal Relationships Between Variables Can Only Be Determined Through ______

question 119

Multiple Choice

Causal relationships between variables can only be determined through ______ research.

• A) correlational
• B) experimental
• C) longitudinal
• D) cross-sectional

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Definitions:

Social Benefit

The total advantage or positive impact on society from an action or policy, including both direct effects and externalities.

Social Cost

Represents the total cost of an action or decision, including both the private costs borne by individuals directly involved and external costs to society as a whole.

Measles Vaccines

Medical injections that provide immunity against the measles virus, preventing measles disease.

External Benefits

Positive effects enjoyed by a third party when an economic transaction takes place, without them paying for the benefits received.