Using the General Social Survey, a researcher finds that of all the religious groups in the United States, Catholics are the single largest group, but combined Protestant denominations outnumber Catholics. This is an example of what kind of research?
A) Exploratory
B) Descriptive
C) Explanatory
D) Evaluation
E) Qualitative

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The researcher is simply describing the religious landscape in the United States and the sizes of various religious groups. This does not involve explaining why certain groups are larger than others or evaluating the effectiveness of any particular religious group. Therefore, this is an example of descriptive research.

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