What Method Is a Researcher Using If He or She

question 68

Multiple Choice

What method is a researcher using if he or she watches a season of a television program and counts each time an act of violence is shown?

• A) Content analysis
• B) Experiment
• C) Textual analysis
• D) Survey
• E) Focus group

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