The randomized response technique permits the investigator to
A) randomly select subjects
B) code the data in such a way as to recover the true response of each participant
C) estimate the rate of a behavior in the population without knowing an individual's true response
D) identify participants who are lying

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The randomized response technique is designed to protect the privacy of respondents when asking sensitive questions by introducing randomness in the response process. The data is coded in such a way that the researcher can recover the true response of each participant without actually knowing an individual's true response. This technique is useful for estimating the rate of a behavior in the population without compromising the privacy of the respondents. It is not designed to identify participants who are lying.

The Randomized Response Technique Permits the Investigator to