DrMarsh Did an Exploratory Study on a Topic That He

question 57

Multiple Choice

Dr.Marsh did an exploratory study on a topic that he thought was very interesting.He spent hours and hours collecting data and analyzing the data,but when he tried to interpret the data he didn't get anywhere- nothing made sense.Which of the following steps in the research process do you think that Dr.Marsh skipped?

• A) informing others
• B) designing the study
• C) background research
• D) selecting a topic

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