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There are three types of research design. A study comparing alcohol consumption rates between adolescent males and females is what type of research?
  1. True experimental
  2. Quasi-experimental
  3. Observational
  4. Non-manipulated
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Answer: C - A study comparing alcohol consumption rates between adolescent males and females is observational research. Observational, or non-experimental, research does not involve manipulation or intervention. This type of research studies independent variables (like gender) that cannot be manipulated combined with dependent variables that are not manipulated (alcohol consumption). Other types of research include more intervention.
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