A researcher might choose to use an observational study primarily "to obtain data that is unethical to obtain through other means." Observational studies allow researchers to collect data on subjects without manipulating variables, which can be essential in situations where it would be unethical to conduct experiments, such as studying the effects of a harmful exposure or behavior on human subjects.
Why would a researcher choose to use an observational study over another type of study? (1 point) to obtain the most thorough data possible to obtain a smaller sample size than usual to obtain data for multiple variables to obtain data that is unethical to obtain through other means
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