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The extent to which a particular variable being manipulated can be assigned the responsibility of the effect observed.<\/p>\n

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The validity of the inferences drawn for the population under investigation. In general, internal validity can be influenced by three types of bias: (1) selection bias, (2) information bias, and (3) confounding bias. However, the distinction between these three is not always strict.<\/p>\n

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