Is this a qualitative study or a quantitative study

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Question - The Effect of Country Music on Suicide Author(s): Steven Stack and Jim Gundlach Source: Social Forces, Sep., 1992, Vol. 71, No. 1 (Sep., 1992), pp. 211-218 Published by: Oxford University Press.

1. Is this a qualitative study or a quantitative study? Why?

2. Is this a descriptive study, an exploratory study, an explanatory study, or an evaluation study? Why?

3. What is the research question?

4. What is the hypothesis?

5. What is/are the control variables?

6. How do the researchers operationalize(measure) the control variable(s)?

7. What is/are the independent variables?

8. How do the researchers operationalize(measure) the independent variable(s)?

9. What is/are the dependent variable(s)?

10. How do the researchers operationalize (measure) the dependent variable(s)?

11. What is the sample?

12. Did the authors establish a causal relationship between country music and suicide? Why or why not? (Hint: You should discuss Association, Time Order, and Elimination of Rival Causal Factors.)

13. What are other strengths/weaknesses of the study?

14. Do you think the study has any policy implications? If so, what would they be?

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