Question

The nurse researcher is implementing a treatment of a low-calorie diet to determine the impact of the diet on body weight. This is an example of what type of study?

A. Correlational
B. Descriptive
C. Exploratory
D. Quasi-experimental

Answer 1

The study is an example of a quasi-experimental study.

Step-by-step explanation:

The study described, where a nurse researcher is implementing a treatment of a low-calorie diet to determine the impact on body weight, is an example of a quasi-experimental study. This type of study involves manipulating an independent variable, but lacks random assignment to treatment groups.