Question

Which of the following could NOT be determined in correlational research?

A) As one variable in the study increases, the other also increases.
B) There is a negative relationship between two variables in the study.
C) The existence of a causal relationship between two variables.
D) As one variable in the study decreases, the other increases.

Answer 1

A) As one variable in the study increases, the other also increases.

Step-by-step explanation:

Correlational relationship: In research methods, the term "correlational research" is described as one of the different non-experimental research techniques in which an investigator or a researcher tends to measure two different variables and tries to assess and understand the "statistical relationship" that exists between them in the absence of influence from an extraneous variable.

Types: Archival research, natural observation, and survey research.

In the question above, the correct answer is option A.