Emma Wants to Know If Long-Distance Relationships in College Have

question 69

Multiple Choice

Emma wants to know if long-distance relationships in college have a greater likelihood of ending than relationships that are not long-distance.She creates a questionnaire and recruits 100 students from her school to complete the questionnaire so she can test her hypothesis.Emma is

• A)asking an empirical question.
• B)using her personal opinion.
• C)using common sense.
• D)relying on philosophy.

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Definitions:

Scientific Method

a systematic and logical approach to discovering how things in the universe work, involving observation, hypothesis formulation, experimentation, and conclusion to validate or refute a hypothesis.

Correlational

Pertaining to a statistical relationship between two variables, indicating how one may predict or relate to the other, without implying causation.

Experimental

Pertaining to a method of research that involves the manipulation of variables to determine cause and effect relationships.

Field Experimental

A research study conducted in natural settings outside the laboratory to investigate hypotheses under more realistic conditions.