A _____ is a small study conducted prior to a real research project in order to determine whether the procedures that will be followed in the larger study work well
a. practice run c. pilot study
b. procedures test d. mini-experiment
C
A pilot study is a "mini experiment" conducted prior to the real study in order to check the validity of the procedures that will be used.
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