Professor Stone designs a study to examine the effect of a teenage pregnancy on young women's career choices.Stone wants to interview a sample of teenage women during their pregnancy,after the baby's birth,and once a year after that for a ten year period.Stone is using a
A)cross sectional design.
B)trend study.
C)cohort study.
D)panel study.
E)experimental study.

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Professor Stone is using a panel study, also known as a longitudinal study, because she is following the same group of individuals over time, interviewing them multiple times at different time points. This allows her to observe changes in career choices over a ten year period, specifically looking at the effect of teenage pregnancy.

Professor Stone Designs a Study to Examine the Effect of a Teenage