Which research design would you use to answer this question: Are prisons more likely to have drug treatment programs available now than in the 1950s?
A) cross-sectional
B) repeated cross-sectional
C) fixed-sample panel
D) event-based

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A repeated cross-sectional design is appropriate for comparing changes over time by examining different samples from the same population at multiple points in time. This design would allow researchers to compare the availability of drug treatment programs in prisons now versus in the 1950s.

Which Research Design Would You Use to Answer This Question