Kyle does an experiment to test the effectiveness of a new type of fertilizer. He predicts that the fertilizer will make plants grow twice as fast as they would without the fertilizer.

After the experiment is complete, Kyle's collected data show that the fertilizer only worked 60% of the time. Kyle decides to remove the data that contradicts his prediction from his published results so that his published conclusion will show that the fertilizer is 100% effective.

The published results of Kyle's experiment

A.

are invalid because experiments cannot be done on plants.

B.

are valid because the fertilizer was over 50% effective.

C.

are valid because scientists should always throw out contradictory data.

D.

are invalid because they are based on incomplete data.

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Ramiro Bean

Biology

25 November, 22:52

Kyle does an experiment to test the effectiveness of a new type of fertilizer. He predicts that the fertilizer will make plants grow twice as fast as they would without the fertilizer.

After the experiment is complete, Kyle's collected data show that the fertilizer only worked 60% of the time. Kyle decides to remove the data that contradicts his prediction from his published results so that his published conclusion will show that the fertilizer is 100% effective.

The published results of Kyle's experiment

A.

are invalid because experiments cannot be done on plants.

B.

are valid because the fertilizer was over 50% effective.

C.

are valid because scientists should always throw out contradictory data.

D.

are invalid because they are based on incomplete data.

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Carley Goodman · Answer 1

The correct option is D) are invalid because they are based on incomplete data.

Explanation:

A scientist should always show the complete data of results for his research. It is unethical for a researcher to show incomplete data and frame his results based on the incomplete data do that his work gets published. Results based on incomplete data cannot be considered to be valid in scientific research. Manipulation of data is unethical and should never be done in scientific researches. Hence, option D is correct.