Rachel compares the math skills of boys and girls in the sixth grade. She administers a series of math problems to both groups and asks them to solve as many problems as they can within a 15-minute time period. She finds that both groups were able to answer only 2% of the problems. The result obtained can be due to the _____ effect.

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The result is due to the floor effect, which occurs when a task is so difficult that the majority of participants score very low, making it hard to distinguish between high and low performers.

Rachel Compares the Math Skills of Boys and Girls in the Sixth