# kaal:claim:2389423-022

**Claim.** Selection bias is a valid concern in this study because of the lower sample sizes available for Models 1 through 5.

**Type.** failure  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- regression models 1 through 5 in this study
- survey based samples

**Source quote.**

> While selection bias is generic problem in social sciences, concerns over selection bias in this study due to the lower sample sizes for Model 1-5 is a valid concern

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *The Impact of Dodd-Frank Act Compliance Cost on the Hedge Fund Industry* (2014), Methodology, page 11

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, The Impact of Dodd-Frank Act Compliance Cost on the Hedge Fund Industry (2014). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2389423

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**Failure mode.** selection bias from small survey samples  (family: sample-and-selection-bias)

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

**Keywords.** selection-bias, sample-size, survey-methodology, limitations

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