In which type of correlational method does a researcher measure several variables and then examine the results as sets of multiple correlations showing the relationships of the variables?
A) the experimental method
B) path analyses
C) a case study
D) structured observation
B) path analyses. In a path analysis, the researcher measures a number of different variables and then analyzes the data as sets of multiple correlations.
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