presentative
adjective
pre·sen·ta·tive
pri-ˈzen-tə-tiv 
ˈpre-zᵊn-ˌtā-
: known, knowing, or capable of being known directly rather than through cogitation
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In one remarkable natural experiment, researchers set out to assess changes in aggression over an eight-year period among a presentative sample of children living in poverty (one quarter of them being Native American).
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Scott Barry Kaufman, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2021
Scott Barry Kaufman, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2021
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“Presentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presentative. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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