A Longitudinal Study Is Able to Help Resolve Which of the Following

question 31

Multiple Choice

A longitudinal study is able to help resolve which of the following limitations of a traditional correlational study?

• A) whether the sample size is sufficient to detect a relationship between variables
• B) whether there is a third, unmeasured variable causing both of the measured variables
• C) the direction of a possible causal relationship between the variables
• D) whether the relationship between variables is statistically significant

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Definitions:

Hereditary Abnormality

A deformity or disease passed down from parents to offspring through genes, manifesting at birth or later in life.

Sperm

Male reproductive cells or gametes in sexually reproducing organisms that merge with the female gamete, or ova, in the process known as fertilization.

Ejaculate

The act of discharging semen from the male reproductive tract as a part of the sexual response cycle.

Ovum

The female reproductive cell or egg, which can be fertilized by a sperm cell to produce a zygote.