When Study Results Indicate That a Prior Hypothesis Must Be

question 75

Multiple Choice

When study results indicate that a prior hypothesis must be rejected, some researchers will explore the data to see if unanticipated relationships might make for more interesting results. In principle this is not a good idea because ______.

• A) it takes too much time and energy to dredge the data, and this costs a lot of money
• B) it is unlikely to uncover evidence in support of the rejected hypothesis
• C) unanticipated results might be based on chance alone
• D) the data must obviously be flawed if it cannot support the hypothesis

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