"Pilot" research allows the investigator to

a. check out the procedures before collecting the real data.
b. select the right participants for his or her study.
c. determine if the randomizing techniques really work.
d. simplify his or her research design.


A

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

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