Why Would a Nurse Researcher Decide to Use a Longitudinal

question 19

Multiple Choice

Why would a nurse researcher decide to use a longitudinal or prospective design?

• A) It is associated with data that are focused and deep.
• B) It allows the overall study to be more manageable for the researcher.
• C) It allows the issue of maturation to be avoided as a threat to internal validity.
• D) It allows the nurse researcher to avoid the use of tools or instrumentation.

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