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A field study is the examination of variables in natural settings without the manipulation of variables. Ann Devlin’s (1980) research on housing for older persons would be an example of a field study in which she was still able to look at group differences. No variables were manipulated; nevertheless, she was able to use housing type (high rise vs. garden apartment) and location in the city (three sites) as quasi-independent variables to examine how these variables were related to satisfaction and dissatisfaction with housing among older people.