If we want to study the reasons that students binge drink, we should:
A)randomly assign students to a group that is allowed to binge drink.
B)observe which students binge drink and which students do not, and see if we can identify any differences.
C)do a survey of students, asking about binge drinking and their reasons for doing so.
D)None of the answer options is correct.

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Conducting a survey of students and asking about their reasons for binge drinking would allow for a deeper understanding of the factors that contribute to this behavior. Randomly assigning students to binge drink would be unethical, and solely observing who binge drinks may not provide enough information to understand the underlying reasons.

If We Want to Study the Reasons That Students Binge