Correlational Research Is Valuable Because

question 329

Multiple Choice

Correlational research is valuable because:

• A) one can discover meaningful cause-and-effect relationships when several correlations are examined collectively.
• B) variables can be easily manipulated by the experimenter to yield the effects of the variables.
• C) correlations allow researchers to predict the cause of one variable's effect on another.
• D) correlational research can be used to rule out some factors and identify others that merit more intensive study.

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