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demand characteristic

demand characteristic noun: an aspect of an experimental design that leads subjects to infer, and comply with, researcher expectations, thereby confounding the experimental results.

Noun

demand characteristic (plural demand characteristics)

  1. (plural-normally) An aspect of an experimental design that leads subjects to infer, and comply with, researcher expectations, thereby confounding the experimental results.

Forms of demand characteristic

pluraldemand characteristics

Origin of demand characteristic

From demand + characteristic.

Questions about demand characteristic

What does demand characteristic mean?
Demand characteristic means an aspect of an experimental design that leads subjects to infer, and comply with, researcher expectations, thereby confounding the experimental results.
What part of speech is demand characteristic?
Demand characteristic is a noun.
What is the plural of demand characteristic?
The plural of demand characteristic is demand characteristics.

Words near demand characteristic in the dictionary

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  2. demalonylation
  3. deman
  4. demand
  5. demand account
  6. demand characteristic
  7. demand characteristics
  8. demand curve
  9. demand curves
  10. demand deposit
  11. demand deposits

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