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A researcher conducts a study to examine the effects of breastfeeding on infant weight at age 6 months. Which type of measurement is used to measure the infants' weight?
 
  a. Direct
  b. Indirect
  c. Nominal
  d. Ordinal

Question 2

Which of the following is true about convenience sampling?
 
  a. It tends to be less expensive and easier to conduct.
  b. It requires fewer subjects to achieve a representative sample.
  c. It is used more often in quantitative research.
  d. It allows the researcher greater control over extraneous variables.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A



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