A researcher wants to study the effects of offering financial management skills in poor neighborhoods .She decides to use _______ randomization, since she thinks that people may spread their financial management skills to their neighbors.
A)Segmented
B)Bundled
C)Collected
D)Cluster

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Cluster randomization is used in this scenario because the researcher anticipates that the intervention (offering financial management skills) might spread among individuals within the same neighborhood. By using cluster randomization, entire neighborhoods (clusters) are randomized to either receive the intervention or not, which helps to account for the potential spillover effects of the intervention within clusters.

A Researcher Wants to Study the Effects of Offering Financial