Q36 Sara is interested in examining life satisfaction, so she decides to follow a group of 30 children aged 10 years old over a 50 year period and give then a measure of lifesatisfaction when they are age 10, 30, and 50 years of age. Which research design is she using?LongitudinalO Cross-SectionalO SimultaneousO Sequential

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Sara is interested in examining life satisfaction, so she decides to follow a group of 30 children aged 10 years old over a 50 year period and give then a measure of life
satisfaction when they are age 10, 30, and 50 years of age. Which research design is she using?
Longitudinal
O Cross-Sectional
O Simultaneous
O Sequential

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A longitudinal research design refers to a design that is aimed at repeated measurement of the same variable or a group usually over a span of a few years.

A cross-sectional research design refers to a design that aims to measure the same variable from different individuals at a particular point in time.

Simultaneous research refers to a design in which qualitative and quantitative data collection is done simultaneously and analysis takes place later on.

Sequential research design refers to a design in which both the longitudinal and cross-sectional research design are used.