Elaine Is Interpreting Her Data and Realizes That the Amount

question 25

Multiple Choice

Elaine is interpreting her data and realizes that the amount of time she spent at one of the schools is substantially smaller and that she has very little data from that site. She believes it is because she did not 'click' with the principal of one of the five schools she is studying and therefore that school is not well represented in her data.
-The school is important for Elaine's study. Of the following, which is the most appropriate way to remedy Elaine's problem?

• A) Confront the principal and then collect more data.
• B) Extend the collection and have another researcher collect data.
• C) Recognize the problem and eliminate the school from the study.
• D) Change the nature of research questions and drop the school.

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