When a researcher is making decisions about the operational process,he or she must typically first choose the field of study from several quantitative and qualitative research methods.If it were very important that his or her study clearly establish the effect of a reading program on students' graduation rates,it would probably be best if he or she
A)created a survey and wrote standardized questions for respondents to answer.
B)conducted an experiment and defined a treatment effect.
C)conducted a content analysis and created a coding scheme.
D)conducted an ethnography and developed a plan for which site should be observed.

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In order to clearly establish the effect of a reading program on students' graduation rates, conducting an experiment and defining a treatment effect would be the best choice. This method allows for the manipulation of variables and the control of extraneous variables, making it easier to determine causality. A survey or content analysis may provide useful information but may not establish causation as explicitly as an experiment. An ethnography may be useful for understanding the culture and context in which the reading program operates but may not provide data on the specific effect of the program on graduation rates.

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