A pilot study is a smaller study designed to investigate the feasibility of a larger study. It helps researchers determine if their methodology is appropriate and if their research question is able to be answered before conducting a larger study.

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A Pilot Study Is

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A pilot study is

A) a smaller study used to investigate the feasibility of a larger one.
B) a study designed to improve the target population of a larger study.
C) a study that concerns itself with media use and popular culture.
D) a study that definitively answers a question that has confused sociologists.

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