For Which of These Reasons Would a Nurse Researcher Choose

question 24

Multiple Choice

For which of these reasons would a nurse researcher choose to assign participants randomly to groups in a study?

• A) To help ensure that all groups within a study are representative of the larger population
• B) To increase the chance that the study groups will be different from each other with regard to extraneous variables
• C) To help ensure that current events do not influence the outcomes of the study
• D) To eliminate the need for establishing specific study criteria and participant eligibility

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