A Researcher Who Tries to Better Represent a Population by Combining

question 63

True/False

A researcher who tries to better represent a population by combining lists of population members may have to face the problem of duplication.

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Definitions:

Placebo Effect

A phenomenon wherein a patient's symptoms can improve after receiving a treatment with no therapeutic value, purely because of the individual's belief in the treatment's efficacy.

Experimenter Bias

A type of research bias where the expectations or preferences of the researcher influence the outcomes of the study.

Researcher's Expectations

Preconceived beliefs or predictions about the outcome of a study, which can potentially influence the results unintentionally.

Statistically Significant

A term used to describe a result that is unlikely to have occurred by chance alone, according to a pre-determined threshold in hypothesis testing.