Researchers Who Want to Test Causal Hypotheses About a Set

question 18

Multiple Choice

Researchers who want to test causal hypotheses about a set of relationships involving age and other variables are likely to use which specific type of design?

• A) Cross-sequential.
• B) Structural equation model.
• C) Quasi-experimental.
• D) Correlational.

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