Smoking, eating, drinking, and brushing the teeth can affect test results, as can the way in which the person puts saliva on the slide.
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Saliva sample testing is a technique used to collect samples of a person's saliva, or spit, to check for or monitor certain drugs, hormones (chemical messengers from one cell or group of cells to another), antibodies
The sample size determines the accuracy of results in an experiment
At-home kits that use saliva instead of urine to help determine ovulation have made it more convenient for women trying to conceive children to track their hormonal cycles, eliminating a lot of guesswork.
It means that the results of the study cannot be claimed to hold for the entire population from which the sample was drawn. The researchers can only claim that their results hold for the individuals selected into their sample.
A small piece of something taken for testing or analysis.