# kaal:claim:2150377-019

**Claim.** Comparison of the responding sample against the full registered population on Form ADV parameters shows the sample is not biased toward any particular subgroup of hedge fund advisers, and gives no indication that respondents differ from nonrespondents.

**Type.** empirical  **Support.** evidenced

**Holds when.**

- parameters reported on Form ADV such as organizational form, client numbers, adviser type, region, AUM, and advisory services

**Source quote.**

> The descriptive statistics demonstrate that the sample is not biased and does not favor a particular subgroup of hedge fund advisers.189 There is no indication that respondents who did respond to the survey were different from individuals who did not respond.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Hedge Fund Manager Registration Under the Dodd-Frank Act* (2012), C. Selection Bias

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Hedge Fund Manager Registration Under the Dodd-Frank Act (2012). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2150377

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**Topics.** empirical-evidence, private-funds, research-methods

**Keywords.** representativeness, descriptive-statistics, selection-bias, form-adv, survey-methodology

**Related claims.**

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