What is the name of the threat that warns researchers to be careful in generalizing the results to a population when an experiment is conducted on a nonrandom sample?

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Marlon Mullins

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9 April, 21:08

What is the name of the threat that warns researchers to be careful in generalizing the results to a population when an experiment is conducted on a nonrandom sample?

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Baron Meadows · Answer 1

Selection Bias

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Selection bias is one that is introduced when study participants like data, person, or group is selected with a bias or an error. These participants are not a true representation of the target populations. What ever is concluded from this study may lead to conclusions that is faulty if the selection bias is not taken into account.