A researcher is interested in learning whether young people whose fathers are absent from home are more likely to engage in delinquent behaviour.She compares the arrest rates of boys whose fathers are absent with those of boys whose fathers are present at home.This is an example of

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This study is looking at the relationship (correlation) between the absence of a father and delinquent behavior in young people. It is not manipulating any variables or randomly assigning participants to groups, so it is not an experimental study. Additionally, it is not a field experiment because the researcher cannot manipulate the absence or presence of fathers in a natural setting. Finally, it is not a self-report study because the researcher is looking at arrest rates, not self-reported behavior.

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