« previous next »

Author Question: A researcher who cherry picks the data is A) Being unethical B) Selecting and reporting those ... (Read 37 times)

bb

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 544
on: Aug 4, 2018
A researcher who cherry picks the data is
 
  A) Being unethical
  B) Selecting and reporting those data that support the study's hypothesis.
  C) Ignoring data that contradict the study's hypothesis.
  D) All of the above

Question 2

Cherry picking the data refers to
 
  A) Selecting and reporting only those data that support your hypothesis.
  B) Using only the most reliable data.
  C) Fabricating data to support the hypothesis.
  D) Using the wrong inferential statistic.


Juro

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 337
Reply #1 on: Aug 4, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Many medications that are used to treat infertility are injected subcutaneously. This is easy to do using the anterior abdomen as the site of injection but avoiding the area directly around the belly button.

Did you know?

About 80% of major fungal systemic infections are due to Candida albicans. Another form, Candida peritonitis, occurs most often in postoperative patients. A rare disease, Candida meningitis, may follow leukemia, kidney transplant, other immunosuppressed factors, or when suffering from Candida septicemia.

Did you know?

In 1835 it was discovered that a disease of silkworms known as muscardine could be transferred from one silkworm to another, and was caused by a fungus.

Did you know?

Many supplement containers do not even contain what their labels say. There are many documented reports of products containing much less, or more, that what is listed on their labels. They may also contain undisclosed prescription drugs and even contaminants.

Did you know?

Most fungi that pathogenically affect humans live in soil. If a person is not healthy, has an open wound, or is immunocompromised, a fungal infection can be very aggressive.

Lake position in the landscape and proportion of water received as groundwater (data from Webster et Lake position in the landscape and proportion of water received as groundwater (data from Webster et
Data from more than 22,000 men over the age of 40, showing the relationship between birth weight and ... Data from more than 22,000 men over the age of 40, showing the relationship between birth weight and ...
Acquiring Weather Data Acquiring Weather Data
Flow chart for the diagnosis of hepatitis C. Hepatitis C reporting using the signal-tocutoff ratio. Flow chart for the diagnosis of hepatitis C. Hepatitis C reporting using the signal-tocutoff ratio.
Inferring Productivity from Data on Output and Factor Accumulation Inferring Productivity from Data on Output and Factor Accumulation
The Hfr chromosome time-of-entry map is assembled from the recombinant data The Hfr chromosome time-of-entry map is assembled from the recombinant data
Video: Contraction and Relaxation Animation

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library