What would be the purpose of the study? That is, would the study be Exploratory, Descriptive, Hypothesis testing or Case based? Give reasons of your chosen answer b. Would this be Causal, Correlational or any other type of investigation? Give reasons of your chosen answer. c. Would this be a Field study, Field experiment or Lab experiment? Defend your chosen answer. d. Would it be longitudinal or cross-sectional study? Explain your chosen answer. e. What would be the unit of analysis? Defend your answer.
Scenario . A basic researcher wants to engage in a research project which will enable her to establish the relationship between certain personality characteristics and the risk-taking tendencies of stock brokers.