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Dr. Kong conducts a study in which he finds that smoking is correlated with an increased risk of high blood pressure. He publishes his results, and Dr. Meco reads the report about the study. Then Dr. Meco does the same study using different participants in another city. Dr. Meco's work is an example of _____.


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Population of Interest

The complete set of individuals or elements who are the subject of study in a statistical analysis.

Hand-picked

Selected with great care or with particular criteria in mind.

T-statistic

A value used in statistical analysis that measures the size of the difference relative to the variation in a sample data set.

Group Comparison Study

A research method that involves comparing two or more groups to assess differences or similarities regarding specific variables.

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