The Gap wants to target an older crowd in order to increase its market share so it surveys men and women from ages 40 to 60 about how often and for what type of activities they wear casual clothing.This is an example of

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This is an example of descriptive research, as the Gap is seeking to describe the behavior and preferences of a specific group of consumers (in this case, men and women ages 40 to 60). The Gap is not testing a hypothesis or manipulating variables, so this is not experimental research. Probability sampling is not mentioned in the scenario, and the focus is on understanding the behavior of a group rather than exploring a new topic, so options B and C are not the best choices. Reliability is not directly relevant to this scenario.

The Gap Wants to Target an Older Crowd in Order