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will has noticed that many of his friends who dropped out of school become involved in some form of petty crime within a few years. he suggests that an uneducated population is more likely to be a crime - prone population. will appears to be in the ______ stage of scientific research.

a. data collection
b. control testing
c. research design development
d. problem identification

Explanation:

Will observed a pattern (friends who dropped out and petty crime) and formed a hypothesis (uneducated population is crime - prone). This is about recognizing a potential research problem or forming an initial idea, which is the problem identification stage. Data collection involves gathering data, control testing is about testing with controls, and research design development is about planning the research structure. So the correct option is D.

Answer:

D. problem identification