A Trainee Government Data Analyst Working in a National Education

question 5

Multiple Choice

A trainee government data analyst working in a national education department has just completed an analysis of key factors that may be influencing lower levels of attainment in boys.However,he finds only one statistically significant factor,which he includes in his report but deliberately,omits the other six non-significant findings.What is the term for what the data analyst has done?

• A)HARKing
• B)p-hacking
• C)Mate analysis
• D)Bayesian analysis

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