INTRODUCTION
WHATS RESEARCH
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It can make others want to volunteer for the study
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It can invalidate it, if the volunteers hold bias that is counter to the opinions of those who are not part of the study, but are represented by it
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It can split the results in two
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It can prove it correct, because volunteer opinions accurately represent everyone in the population
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Detailed explanation-1: -Bias in research can cause distorted results and wrong conclusions. Such studies can lead to unnecessary costs, wrong clinical practice and they can eventually cause some kind of harm to the patient.
Detailed explanation-2: -Qualitative research defines bias in terms of how valid and reliable the research results are. Bias in qualitative research distorts the research findings and also provides skewed data that defeats the validity and reliability of the systematic investigation.
Detailed explanation-3: -In research, bias occurs when “systematic error [is] introduced into sampling or testing by selecting or encouraging one outcome or answer over others” 7. Bias can occur at any phase of research, including study design or data collection, as well as in the process of data analysis and publication (Figure 1).