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Cooldude101

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Researchers who want to find the best explanation of a phenomenon when they have several rival hypotheses should ____.
 
  a. describe the correlation among the variables involved
  b. conduct controlled research using experimental methods
  c. conduct research in the real world instead of in a laboratory
  d. continue observing the phenomenon of interest until the best explanation becomes clear

Question 2

Dr. Kermit is interested in studying whether the readers on Reading Rainbow cause higher student reading scores than the readers on Avocado Alley. To answer his question, Dr. Kermit should use which research method?
 
  a. naturalistic observation
  b. case study
  c. survey
  d. experiment



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
d



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