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| + | The selection effect is a bias in the results of a study because the study participants are not a random sample of the general population. For example, a study performed on college students may be biased toward better-educated people, or a study on social interaction may be affected by how many participants have the same first language as the investigators. | ||
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| + | [[User:The Dining Logician|The Dining Logician]] ([[User talk:The Dining Logician|talk]]) 19:17, 28 May 2018 (UTC) | ||
Revision as of 19:17, 28 May 2018
The selection effect is a bias in the results of a study because the study participants are not a random sample of the general population. For example, a study performed on college students may be biased toward better-educated people, or a study on social interaction may be affected by how many participants have the same first language as the investigators.
The Dining Logician (talk) 19:17, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
