SAT Math· difficulty 5/5
Researchers conclude their drug works because patients reported feeling better. However, only patients who finished the trial were surveyed. This is an example of:
Margin of error
Random sampling
Confidence interval
Survivorship bias / non-random sample
Explanation
Excluding dropouts biases the sample (survivorship bias); only completers are surveyed, skewing results positive.
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