Yugorsky studied five fifth-grade classes over three years to determine how friendship patterns established in the fifth grade affected friendship patterns in the eighth grade.He studied the same group of students over time,but not necessarily the same individuals.Which design did he use?
A)panel
B)cohort
C)trend
D)cross-sectional
E)juvenile

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Yugorsky used a cohort design, which studies the same group of individuals over time. The fact that he studied the same group of students over time indicates a cohort design, as opposed to a cross-sectional design where different groups of individuals are compared at one point in time.

Yugorsky Studied Five Fifth-Grade Classes Over Three Years to Determine