Use the Guidelines to Evaluate the Study

question 146

Multiple Choice

Use the guidelines to evaluate the study. From the information given, what is the biggest flaw in the study?
-A health researcher randomly selected 500 high school students from the city of Oak Grove. In a private interview the researcher asked the students whether they had ever used drugs. She
Concluded that only 8% of the high school students of Oak Grove have ever used drugs.

• A)Selection bias
• B)The wording of the question
• C)The setting may discourage honest responses
• D)Participation bias
• E)The source of the study

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