Question

Using the General Social Survey, a researcher finds that of all the religious groups in the United States, Catholics are the largest group, but combined Protestant denominations outnumber Catholics. This is an example of what kind of research?

Answer 1

Answer:

Descriptive research

Explanation:

Descriptive research is research that describes the characteristics of a population or phenomena that are being studied by a researcher. It is describing the nature of the research and demographic criteria of research.  

There are some descriptive research methods:

• Observation method

• Case study method  

• Survey research