Once Stakeholders Agree That Random Assignment to Groups Will Be

question 17

Multiple Choice

Once stakeholders agree that random assignment to groups will be permitted, it is crucial that

• A) the evaluator periodically monitor the outcome variables.
• B) stakeholders be permitted to make the actual group assignments.
• C) different rates of attrition among groups not be permitted to introduce bias.
• D) regression to the mean be carefully examined.

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