Which of the Following Are Considered Poor Scholarly Writing And

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are considered poor scholarly writing and, consequently, should not appear in a published research report?

• A)"Subjects who could not decide whether to select A, B, or C as item options were instructed to leave the item blank."
• B)"Regardless of amount of the independent variable of electricity that was applied, dependent variable changes were negligible thus indicating lack of causation."
• C)"Any subject desiring to retract their permission for the study had his or her name removed from the master list."
• D)"Erstwhile subjects had little insight into the retained fragments of their sublimated ignoscency."
• E)"Subjects A and B completed the trial in half the time taken by other subjects, without caffeine enhancement. Hah!"
• F)"Subject attrition was nil. Not one person dropped out of the study, even in progress. Except the ones we kicked out, of course."
• G)"Subject's responses were markedly different across groups."
• H)"The intervention group was expected to document symptoms at least daily, using a journal. Twice-daily documentation was encouraged."

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