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Your roommate tells you that he spent four hours at Starbucks this week and his GPA is a 3.1. You spent six hours at Starbucks this week and your GPA is 3.5. What type of research have you started collecting?

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Correlation research

Step-by-step explanation:

Correlation research can be described as a type of research in which the researcher tends to explain the statistical relationship between tow variable. Often this type of research is non-experimental.

In the scenario mentioned in the question, a statistical relationship is being assessed between the number of hours spent at Starbucks and the GPA. Also, the research was not experimental. Hence, this type of research is correlation research.

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