Fraud in Science Is Rare Because It Is Difficult to Commit

question 35

Multiple Choice

Fraud in science is rare because it is difficult to commit. Why is it difficult to commit fraud in science?

• A) Science requires that experimental and theoretical findings be reproducible.
• B) All scientists are bound by a code of ethics preventing them from publishing fraudulent work.
• C) Scientific results are reviewed by other scientists before they are published.
• D) Scientific journals only allow certain highly trusted individuals to publish their work.
• E) a and c above.

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