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fixed effects  

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  • the different levels of an experimental treatment (experimental manipulation) in many studies are merely a small selection from a wide range of possible levels. Generally speaking, the researcher chooses a small number of different levels for the treatment on the basis of some reasoned argument about what is appropriate, practical and convenient. [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Statistics; fixed effects]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/fixed_effects

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