A researcher conducts a study to assess whether doctors pres…
A researcher conducts a study to assess whether doctors prescribe pain medicines at different rates based on a patient’s race. The researcher analyzes hospital records that include patients’ race and the type and amount of pain medicine prescribed. The researcher calculates the rates at which doctors prescribe pain medicines by race. The results show a modest relationship between a patient’s race and the strength of pain medicines prescribed, suggesting a possible bias in prescribing. The research method in this example is the ____________________ method.