Question

A study was published that suggested a new medication (called HappiZone!) was an effective treatment for depression. Follow-up research with much larger samples failed to confirm this original result. This follow-up research suggested that the small sample size in the first study may have unfairly biased the results to show an effect of the medication when, in reality, none existed. If this is true, then the results of the first study demonstrate

Answer 1

Answer:

sampling error

Explanation:

In simple words, Sampling error refers to the statistical error that arises when an observer does not pick a survey that describes the whole data demographic. Consequently , the findings contained in the survey do not reflect the true results that would have been collected from the whole populace.

Thus, from the above we can conclude that the given case reflects sampling error.