Regression Is Especially Problematic in Which of the Following Situations

question 6

Multiple Choice

Regression is especially problematic in which of the following situations?

• A) When one group has an extremely low score at pretest
• B) When one group has an extremely high score at pretest
• C) When the experimental and comparison groups are equal at pretest
• D) Both a and b
• E) All of the situations above run the risk of regression threats to internal validity

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