Researchers Wanted to Investigate the Relationships Between Number of Years

Multiple Choice

Researchers wanted to investigate the relationships between number of years of school completed, whether students have had primarily male, female, or equal proportions of male and female teachers, and academic aptitude. To encompass as representative a sample as possible, researchers recruited all 6th, 9th, and 12th grade cohorts from each of 150 schools around the country. To test the effects of number of years in school and teachers' gender on scholastic aptitude, which nonexperimental research design is most appropriate?

A) multiple regression
B) structural equation modeling
C) multilevel modeling
D) path analysis