A Survey Reports How Many High School Students Say They

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Multiple Choice

A survey reports how many high school students say they were "physically abused." Before we decide how seriously to take these results,which questions do we need to have answered?​

• A)What were they told to include as examples of physical abuse?
• B)​How many of them fought back after being physically abused?
• C)​How many of them were seniors, juniors, and sophomores?
• D)​Was this a double-blind study?

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