What Practice Helps Scientists Avoid Bias in Their Findings

question 76

Multiple Choice

What practice helps scientists avoid bias in their findings?

• A) designing experiments that yield quantitative results
• B) performing experiments testing all circumstances
• C) reaching conclusions based on personal conviction
• D) avoiding questions that may be at odds with society's moral standards
• E) publicly publishing their results

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Definitions:

Factors

Elements or components that contribute to producing a result or outcome in various contexts such as mathematical, biological, or environmental studies.

Albinism

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