___________________________ research is observational and known as descriptive research as opposed to causal or relational.
A)Validity
B)Longitudinal
C)Correlational
D)Cross-sectional

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Cross-sectional research is observational and known as descriptive research as opposed to causal or relational. This type of study utilizes various groups of people who differ in the variable of interest, but share other characteristics. Cross-sectional research may be used to describe characteristics that exist in a population, but not for determining cause-and-effect relationships between variables.

___________________________ Research Is Observational and Known as Descriptive Research as Opposed