Which of the following is not a significant drawback of conducting a longitudinal study?
a. ?Participants may drop out of the study for a variety of reasons.
b. ?Participants may come to no longer comprise a representative sample of a population.
c. ?It can take a long time and cost a lot of money.
d. ?It is highly susceptible to the cohort effect.
ANSWER:
d
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