One of the primary benefits of a survey is that they __________.

Surveys ask people to report information such as their beliefs, attitudes, or experiences, which researchers cannot directly observe. They can gather these reports efficiently from many people, so the correct choice is “allow efficient gathering of unobservable phenomena.” Surveys alone do not establish cause and effect, directly observe natural behavior, or provide an in-depth look at one subject.

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