You have decided that the topic of your thesis will be school bullying. You have reviewed all of the literature on the topic and have written the first part of your thesis, based upon this literature. Now it is time for you to choose the kind of research you will be conducting. As you see it, you have two different options available to you: (1) You can conduct an exploratory analysis that examines the conditions the specific conditions that lead to bullying; or (2) you can work with local schools to get data for bullying incidents, then employ explanatory research to try to explain why some schools have higher rates of bullying than others. Which alternative do you choose to move forward with writing your thesis