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gonzo233 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Judy is interested in whether a local newspaper tends to have a conservative or liberal constituency of readers.

She randomly selects letters to the editor from the paper's op-ed section and then codes the letters based on whether they express conservative or liberal ideas. Judy is trying to answer her question by doing a(n)
a. field experiment.
b. ethnography.
c. laboratory experiment.
d. content analysis.

Question 2

While observing individuals living in a nursing home, John counts the number of times a resident must ask for help before help is provided. John is making __________ observations.

a. quantitative
b. accurate
c. qualitative
d. reliable