Camryn uses a survey to measure the association between students’ grade point average and weekly consumption of alcohol. She fin

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Camryn uses a survey to measure the association between students’ grade point average and weekly consumption of alcohol. She fin

ds that higher GPAs tend to be associated with lower levels of alcohol consumption (and vice versa). This study is best described as a(n) _________

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vlabodo [156] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-18T11:36:17+03:00

Answer: Correlational study

Explanation: Correlational study is used to discover if there is a relationship or association between two variables. It establishes a degree of statistical dependence of one variable on the other and vice-versa.

In the question cited above correlational study was used to establish that there exist a relationship between Grade Point Average (GPA) and Alcohol Consumption and hence resulted in a Negative or inverse statistical relationship as a higher value of alcohol consumption tends to be associated with lower values of Grade Point Average (GPA).