An Investigator Should Reconsider His Hypothesis When the Results Are

question 99

Multiple Choice

An investigator should reconsider his hypothesis when the results are contrary to what was expected.He can do this by

• A) rewriting the hypothesis section in the body of the report.
• B) stating in the conclusion that the original theory is wrong.
• C) alerting the reader to internal validity problems in the study.
• D) offering tentative explanations for the observed results in the discussion section of the study.
• E) rewriting the related literature section of the report.

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