A researcher reviews several articles about coping skills among parents of children with chronic illness and notes that half of the studies involved single-parent families.The researcher decides to examine whether coping skills differ in single-parent versus dual-parent households.The researcher is engaging in:
A) analyzing.
B) appraising.
C) evaluating.
D) synthesizing.

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The researcher is combining information from several studies to draw a conclusion about a specific research question. This involves synthesizing the information, which is the process of combining multiple sources to draw a conclusion. Additionally, analyzing, appraising, and evaluating are all steps involved in the process of synthesizing. However, none of them fully capture the entire process on their own.

A Researcher Reviews Several Articles About Coping Skills Among Parents