What Does "Massaging the Data" Mean

question 31

Multiple Choice

What does "massaging the data" mean?

• A) falsifying data
• B) using statistical analyses to examine the data
• C) removing participants from the dataset when they violate a predetermined criteria
• D) asking a colleague to re-examine a dataset

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