Why Would a Researcher Interested in Making a Causal Claim

question 32

Multiple Choice

Why would a researcher interested in making a causal claim NOT do an experiment?

• A)Experiments are very expensive and the researcher might not have grant funding.
• B)There may be ethical limitations of manipulating a variable.
• C)Laboratory space is required for experiments and the researcher might not have a lab.
• D)Experiments take longer to do than other types of studies.

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