Which of the Following Is a Possible Unit of Analysis

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a possible unit of analysis in a research study?

• A) an employee
• B) a sales region
• C) a zip code area
• D) all of these choices

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Definitions:

Laissez-Faire Approach

An economic principle advocating minimal government intervention in the marketplace and allowing private sector freedom in economic decisions.

Natural Selection

The biologically based principle that environmental pressures allow certain beneficial traits to be passed on to future generations.

Evolution

The biological process by which genetic mutations are selected for, and against, through environmental pressures.

Organic Analogy

A comparison that likens societies to living organisms, suggesting that each part of society functions in harmony for the maintenance of the whole.