Jack Wants to Test If Runners on His Cross-Country Team

question 82

Multiple Choice

Jack wants to test if runners on his cross-country team improve with his new training regimen. He takes their times at the beginning of the season and again at the end of the season.
-Runners in Jack's study improving their times due to running generally and not necessarily due to the new regimen is an example of which of the following threats?

• A) Selection
• B) Maturation
• C) History
• D) Instrumentation

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