A descriptive study
A)should be begun with the vague idea that the data collected should be interesting.
B)presupposes little prior knowledge about the phenomenon of interest.
C)is simply a fact-gathering study.
D)requires a clear specification of the research problem.
E)is characterized by its flexibility.

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A descriptive study requires a clear specification of the research problem. It involves systematically observing and collecting data to provide a detailed description of a phenomenon, situation, or group. As such, it requires a clearly defined research question or problem statement to guide the data collection and analysis. Choices A, B, C, and E are incorrect because they are either too vague (A, B) or limit the scope of descriptive studies to data gathering (C) or flexibility (E).

A Descriptive Study