A research study records a score measuring Facebook use and a score measuring happiness level for each individual in a group of 20-year-old women. The study intends to determine whether there is a relationship between the two variables. This study is best characterized as ____ research.
A) descriptive
B) correlational
C) experimental
D) nonexperimental

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This is a correlational research study because it aims to establish a relationship between the two variables - Facebook use and happiness level. The research is not experimental because there are no independent or dependent variables manipulated by the researchers. It is not descriptive because there is a specific research question being asked about the relationship between the two variables rather than just describing them.

A Research Study Records a Score Measuring Facebook Use and a Score