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Attrition Standard. WWC Standards Brief
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2017
"Attrition" is the loss of sample during the course of a study. It occurs when individuals initially randomly assigned in a study are not included when researchers examine the outcome of interest. Attrition is a common issue in education research, and it occurs for many reasons. The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) is an initiative of the…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Randomized Controlled Trials