A survey reports how many high school students say they were "physically abused." Before we decide how seriously to take these results,which questions do we need to have answered?

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A survey reports how many high school students say they were "physically abused." Before we decide how seriously to take these results,which questions do we need to have answered?​

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We need to know how the survey defined physical abuse and what types of situations the respondents were told to include as examples of physical abuse.

Answer: B
 Knowing how many students fought back could provide context to the results and help determine the severity of the reported abuse.

Answer: C
 Understanding the demographics of the respondents can provide additional information to contextualize the results.

Answer: D
 Whether or not the study was double-blind can affect the credibility of the results in terms of potential bias or influence. However, this is not as critical as the other questions, so it is not as important to have answered.

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