Which statement about findings from a nursing study is written in the proper, scholarly form?
1. Data from the measurement of attitudes is presented in Table 1.
2. Data from the measurement of attitudes was presented in Table 1.
3. Data from the measurement of attitudes were not analyzed.
4. Data from the measurement of attitudes are not analyzed.
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Rationale 1: This is an incorrect statement because the noun "data" is plural and requires a plural verb ("is" is singular). In addition, findings of a study are written in past tense because data being reported have already been gathered and analyzed before the report is written.
Rationale 2: This is an incorrect statement because the noun "data" is plural and requires a plural verb ("was" is singular).
Rationale 3: This statement is written correctly because the plural verb "were" must be used in relation to the plural noun "data.".
Rationale 4: This statement is written incorrectly because the verb "are" is present tense and findings of a study are written in past tense because data being reported have already been gathered and analyzed before the report is written.
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