"We Will Use a Carefully Selected Sample, Selection Based on Household

question 53

Multiple Choice

"We will use a carefully selected sample, selection based on household size, income level, ethnicity, education, and television viewing patterns. We are also concerned with the stability and repeated availability of the sample participants over a few years so that we can conduct further studies using the same sample." This statement best describes the sample used in the a _____ type of descriptive research design.

• A) advertising evaluation design
• B) longitudinal study
• C) latitudinal study
• D) cross-sectional study
• E) laboratory panel

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Definitions:

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

A range of effects that can occur in an individual whose mother consumed alcohol during pregnancy, including physical, behavioral, and learning problems.

Huntington's Disease

A genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain, affecting an individual's functional abilities and usually resulting in movement disorders and cognitive decline.

Endometriosis

Inflammation of endometrial tissue sloughed off into the abdominal cavity rather than out of the body during menstruation; the condition is characterized by abdominal pain and sometimes infertility.

Infertility

A condition characterized by the inability to conceive a child after trying for an extended period of time, due to factors affecting either or both partners.