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All studies have limitations and the present study is no exception.
Despite this investigation of response bias, bias may still have been present. Efforts to evaluate what the response biases may have been are somewhat speculative. However, it is conceivable that AERA members who were the most comfortable with and interested in statistical issues may have been most likely to respond to the survey. If this was the case, the results portray a more favorable picture than might apply in the full population. It must also be acknowledged that some AERA members do not use quantitative methods at all.