Think of a Research Experiment Designed to Test Which Diet

question 76

Multiple Choice

Think of a research experiment designed to test which diet is best at helping people lose weight-Atkins, Jenny Craig, or Weight Watchers.The results could show that the average weight lost on Atkins was 6 pounds per week and on Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers was 2 pounds per week.It is important to ask yourself if participants are dropping out of a study in a manner that might influence the results to determine if __________ is a threat to internal validity.

• A)testing
• B)diffusion of treatment
• C)instrumentation
• D)attrition

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