A nurse researcher conducts a study to determine whether women who breastfeed their infants experience better sleep in the first two postpartum months.This study will employ which type of research design?
A) Correlational
B) Descriptive
C) Descriptive correlational
D) Predictive correlational

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A predictive correlational design is used to predict the value of one variable based on the values obtained for another variable or variables.Correlational studies seek to examine relationships among variables without manipulation of a treatment by the researcher.A descriptive study is used to examine variables as they occur naturally without manipulation of variables.A descriptive correlational design is used to describe variables and examine relationships among these variables.

A Nurse Researcher Conducts a Study to Determine Whether Women