Clued In: How to Look For Potential Biases
Without training in research methodology or access to a researcher's data, it's often difficult to tell how objective a study may be. But experts agree that educators and policymakers can find some clues about a study's potential biases by asking themselves certain questions about the study's design and the researcher's motives. Here are examples of the kinds of questions that researcher say may be useful...
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