A research study contains the question,
"Can the application of twice-daily cortisone in the period from 6 to 10 weeks postoperatively produce significantly increased range of motion in 50- to 60-year-old rotator-cuff repair patients at the six-month mark?" The study is _____ research.
a. Ethnographic
b. Historical
c. Experimental
d. Basic
ANS: C
Experimental studies are conducted in highly controlled settings and under highly controlled conditions to determine the effect of one or more independent variables on one or more dependent variables. An experimental research question takes the form of, "Does provision of increased A have an effect on B?" where the study variables are A and B, the relationship is a change in A and its effect on B, and the question ends with a question mark.
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