If a Study Has All the Features of a True

question 16

Multiple Choice

If a study has all the features of a true experiment, any difference between conditions (e.g., a treatment group and a control group) may be due to the manipulation of the independent variable and/or to

• A) sample selection bias.
• B) history.
• C) random or chance variation.
• D) statistical regression.

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