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CLEP Social Sciences

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There are three types of research design. A study comparing soda consumption rates between adolescent males and females is what type of research?
  1. True experimental
  2. Quasi-experimental
  3. Observational
  4. Non-manipulated
Explanation
Answer - C - A study comparing soda consumption rates between adolescent males and females would be observational research.

Key Takeaway: 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 (food or beverage consumption). Other types of research include more intervention.
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