A nurse researcher would choose to use a correlational study of multiple variables for which purpose?
A) To identify the independent variable
B) To test whether one variable causes another variable
C) To examine relationships between or among variables
D) To distinguish how different one variable is from another variable

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Correlational studies are designed to determine the degree to which two or more variables are related. This type of research can reveal if a relationship exists, but it does not determine causation.

A Nurse Researcher Would Choose to Use a Correlational Study