If a teacher surveys her students one week before the presidential election to see how they would vote, her data collection setting and design are best described as:
A) Longitudinal and field
B) Longitudinal and lab
C) Cross-sectional and field
D) Cross-sectional and lab

Question

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The survey is conducted at a single point in time (one week before the election), making it cross-sectional, and it is conducted in a natural setting (the classroom), making it a field study.

If a Teacher Surveys Her Students One Week Before the Presidential