To look at changes in the average age of marriage for men and women in the United States,Professor Torme studied the U.S.Censuses over a period of decades.Torme was doing a(n)
A)panel study.
B)cross-sectional study.
C)cohort study.
D)trend study.
E)experimental study.

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Torme was studying changes over time, which is characteristic of a trend study. A panel study involves observing the same group of individuals over time, a cross-sectional study looks at a snapshot of a population at a single point in time, a cohort study follows a specific group of individuals over time, and an experimental study involves manipulating variables to see their effects on a population. None of these descriptions match Torme's study.

To Look at Changes in the Average Age of Marriage