To Assess the Extent to Which Death Rates Increase as People

question 208

Multiple Choice

To assess the extent to which death rates increase as people age,researchers would most likely make use of

• A) the double-blind procedure.
• B) case studies.
• C) experimentation.
• D) correlation.

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