A researcher does a study of elementary schools. He develops a typology that classifies all schools into one of five different separate and distinct classifications. This typology is:
A) Mutually exclusive but not exhaustive
B) Exhaustive and mutually exclusive
C) An a priori code
D) An enumeration

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A typology is a system of classification that divides a set of things into different categories. In this case, the researcher has developed a typology that classifies all elementary schools into one of five different separate and distinct classifications. This means that the typology is both exhaustive (i.e., it includes all possible classifications) and mutually exclusive (i.e., no school can be classified into more than one category).

A Researcher Does a Study of Elementary Schools