Attrition (medicine, epidemiology)
Encyclopedia
In science, attrition are ratios regarding the loss of participants during an experiment
. Attrition rates are values that indicate participant drop out. Higher attrition rates are found in longitudinal studies.
Experiment
An experiment is a methodical procedure carried out with the goal of verifying, falsifying, or establishing the validity of a hypothesis. Experiments vary greatly in their goal and scale, but always rely on repeatable procedure and logical analysis of the results...
. Attrition rates are values that indicate participant drop out. Higher attrition rates are found in longitudinal studies.