A Researcher Is Examining Obesity in Elementary School Students by Selecting

question 5

Multiple Choice

A researcher is examining obesity in elementary school students by selecting a group of students who are medically obese and another group at a healthy weight.The independent variable will be fruit and vegetable intake over the past two years.What is the best description of the design of this study?

• A)Experimental
• B)Causal-comparative
• C)Quasi-experimental
• D)Two-group single subject

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