In a means-end analysis, one
a. tries to focus on the different outcomes that could occur.
b. tries to think of actions that will reduce the difference between one's present state and one's desired state.
c. attempts to combine more restricted subgoals into large-scale goals.
d. decides whether the end justifies the means.
B
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a. differential c. good b. cross sectional d. bad
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able to answer the scientific question representative of the population as large as possible easy to acquire