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hubes95

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Which of the following would be an example of experimental mortality?
 
  a. a subject deciding that he/she wants to participate
  b. inmates in an experiment at the state maximum-security prison being moved to a minimum-security state prison
  c. police officers within one year of retirement participating in a job-satisfaction study
  d. police officers changing their behavior during a study because of a new law that was passed

Question 2

Which of the following would be an example of selection bias?
 
  a. volunteers
  b. random assignment to experimental and control groups
  c. matching of experimental and comparison groups
  d. making sure that the quotas are the same for the experimental and comparison groups with respect to important variables


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Carissamariew

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Reply #1 on: Aug 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a


hubes95

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Reply #2 on: Aug 13, 2018
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