One Major Reason That Sociological Research Must Consider the Possible

question 33

Multiple Choice

One major reason that sociological research must consider the possible impact of confounding factors is that

• A)survey questionnaires can rarely tap a wealth of in-depth information.
• B)many sociological questions cannot be tested with experiments.
• C)many sociological variables are related in a reciprocal way.
• D)the sample type can often influence what observations are obtained.

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