When a Researcher Has Only Cross-Sectional Data but Wants to Apply

question 35

Multiple Choice

When a researcher has only cross-sectional data but wants to apply longitudinal strategies,he or she may be able to if:

• A) participants are able to remember past events.
• B) age differences can be discovered in the cross-sectional data.
• C) time order of variables is explicitly clear.
• D) cohorts are available.
• E) all of these choices are correct.

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