What Are Some of the Limitations of Using Clinical Research

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What are some of the limitations of using clinical research as a data collection method?

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Definitions:

Population Locations

A term not commonly used in statistics in its listed form; may refer to the geographical distribution or spread of a population.

Matched Pairs Experiment

An experimental design in which participants are paired based on certain criteria, ensuring that each pair is similar except for the treatment received.

Z-Statistic

A statistical measure that represents the number of standard deviations a data point is from the mean of a data set, used for hypothesis testing in standardized situations.

P-Value

The probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as the results actually observed, assuming that the null hypothesis is true.