The term mortality refers to
A) a situation in which the instruments used to measure the dependent variable stop functioning part way through the research.
B) research participants failing to show up for their scheduled data-collection session.
C) research participants dropping out at the informed consent stage.
D) research participants dropping out of a study while it is being conducted.

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Mortality in research refers to the loss of participants from a study while it is being conducted. This loss may be due to various reasons such as dropouts, attrition, or loss to follow up. It can affect the validity and generalizability of the study's results.

The Term Mortality Refers to