A Major Limitation of Correlational Studies Is That

question 125

Multiple Choice

A major limitation of correlational studies is that

• A) researchers cannot study how conditions of interest currently exist.
• B) researchers cannot infer cause and effect.
• C) there is no way to measure the strength of a positive relationship between variables.
• D) negative relationships between variables cannot be measured.

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Definitions:

Nominal Data

Data classified into categories that cannot be ordered or ranked; purely qualitative.

Interval Data

A type of data measurement where the intervals between values are meaningful, allowing for arithmetic operations to be performed.

Ordinal Data

Data that is categorized into ordered levels, groups, or rankings, but the intervals between the ranks are not necessarily equal.

Interval Data

A type of data that consists of numerical values where the order and the exact differences between the values are meaningful.