Question

multiple choice question
a sociologist wants to study a possible cause-and-effect relationship between two variables. what is the best research design method to test this relationship?
○ an interview
○ ethnography
○ an experiment
○ observation

Explanation:

Experiments are the only research design among the options that allows researchers to manipulate variables, control confounding factors, and directly test for cause-and-effect relationships. Interviews, ethnography, and observation are better suited for descriptive or exploratory research, not causal testing.

Answer:

O an experiment