A present editorial policy seems to be that:
A. no more than two experiments should be reported in one paper.
B. follow-ups to a main experiment reported in a paper should be handled in separate "research notes" publications.
C. multiple experiments or a parametric study involving several levels of two or more independent variables is more acceptable than single experiments.
D. single experiments are preferred over multiple experiments.
Answer: C
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