When Maggie wanted to find out how children were punished at home,she conducted separate interviews of individual children and their parents.An advantage of this research design is that

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By conducting separate interviews of individual children and their parents, Maggie could assess whether parents and children gave conflicting reports. This helps to ensure the validity and reliability of the data collected. Option A is incorrect as a small sample size may not be representative of the entire population. Option B is incorrect as she may have to conduct multiple interviews with the same participants to gather more information. Option D is incorrect as the research design only involves interviews and does not establish causal relationships between variables.

When Maggie Wanted to Find Out How Children Were Punished