When Is Longitudinal Data Desirable

question 49

Multiple Choice

When is longitudinal data desirable?

• A)when studying a group of people who are hard to contact
• B)when researchers want to infer causation between variables
• C)when studying a population that is spread out geographically
• D)when studying a group that historically provides unreliable data

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