Data Obtained by Manipulating Factors Under Tightly Controlled Conditions to Test

question 164

Multiple Choice

Data obtained by manipulating factors under tightly controlled conditions to test cause and effect is an example of

• A) questionnaire data.
• B) virtual modeling.
• C) an experiment.
• D) a panel.
• E) nonprobability sampling.

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