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Awareness of human biases in research

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Biases is one of the most difficult barriers to control for in any evaluation. Attitudes and suspicions arise from human biases that must be acknowledged and controlled for. These biases may be personal or group and the impact on them hinders effective sampling.

What are some human biases that one needs to be aware of in ones' own self as well as participants or groups?

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The solution shows types of human bias that may influence research.

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There are several different biases that could arise among the researcher or participants involved in research. Below I list several different biases one could expect to occur:

1. Stereotyping: The research purposely choosing certain people based on the expectation that the group will ...

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