# kaal:claim:2739479-018

**Claim.** Neither the 2012 nor the 2015 sample is biased, and the comparison across the two populations is consistent because respondents in both surveys were equally subject to Title IV compliance obligations.

**Type.** condition  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- comparison of the 2012 and 2015 survey samples
- both drawn from the same 1267 adviser population

**Source quote.**

> Neither the population sample for the 2012 survey188 nor the 2015 follow-up study189 sample are biased. The comparison of the two populations is consistent and unbiased because respondents in both surveys are equally required to com- ply with Title IV.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *The Post Dodd-Frank Act Evolution of the Private Fund Industry Comparative Evidence from 2012 and 2* (2016), III.2. Selection Bias, page 32

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, The Post Dodd-Frank Act Evolution of the Private Fund Industry Comparative Evidence from 2012 and 2 (2016). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2739479

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**Topics.** empirical-evidence, research-methods, law-and-legal-systems, private-funds

**Keywords.** selection-bias, survey-methodology, comparability, empirical-legal-studies, private-funds

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