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Attrition

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002401

1. The loss of subjects during the course of a study. This may be a threat to the validity of conclusions if participants of study and comparison/control groups drop out at different rates or for different reasons.

2. Wearing or grinding down of a substance by friction. Dust from such processes contributes to air pollution.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-002401
FieldEnvironment
SubjectGeneral environmental
ReferencesProgram Evaluation Glossary; Terms of Environment
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002401",
  "term": "Attrition",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The loss of subjects during the course of a study. This may be a threat to the validity of conclusions if participants of study and comparison/control groups drop out at different rates or for different reasons.\n\n2. Wearing or grinding down of a substance by friction. Dust from such processes contributes to air pollution.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Program Evaluation Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/attrition/"
}

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