A researcher wants to study friendship networks among teenagers. The best dataset to use for this is called:
A) The National Educational Longitudinal Survey
B) The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
C) The National Survey of Families and Households
D) The National High School Friendship Survey

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The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (or Add Health) is the best dataset for studying friendship networks among teenagers as it includes measures of social networks and peer relationships within schools. The other datasets listed do not specifically focus on friendship networks among teenagers.

A Researcher Wants to Study Friendship Networks Among Teenagers