Researchers Must Work to Avoid Excluding Members of Vulnerable Populations

question 3

True/False

Researchers must work to avoid excluding members of vulnerable populations from participation simply on the grounds that they are vulnerable or that obtaining their consent may be more complex.

Recognize the relationship between variables including independent and dependent variables.

Understand the processes involved in controlling or measuring variables in a study.

Distinguish between the effects of real and placebo interventions in experimental designs.

Grasp the concept of random assignment and its importance in experimental research.

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