Selective Attrition (The Problem That Some of the Subjects in a Study

question 19

Multiple Choice

Selective attrition (the problem that some of the subjects in a study may drop out before the study is completed) is a complication in which kind(s) of study?

• A) cross-sectional study
• B) longitudinal study
• C) both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, but more so in a cross-sectional study
• D) neither cross-sectional nor longitudinal studies

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