Fertility analyses can be conducted in different ways. If a researcher analyzes the total fertility rate of U.S. women in the single year of 2016, what kind of an analysis is she conducting?
A) macro analysis
B) cohort analysis
C) cross-sectional analysis
D) cumulative analysis
E) multilevel analysis

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The analysis of the total fertility rate of U.S. women in the single year of 2016 would be a cross-sectional analysis, as it looks at a snapshot of fertility at a particular point in time.

Fertility Analyses Can Be Conducted in Different Ways