The proper rationale for searching for and including disconfirming evidence is which of the following?
A) To eliminate confounding cases from data analysis
B) To refine a hypothesis or theory
C) To confirm saturation of the data
D) To formulate a conclusion based on existing data
B
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Searching for disconfirming evidence is a verification procedure that challenges an explanation or category that has emerged early in data analysis. It occurs concurrently with data collection and analysis. Negative case analysis is a procedure to continuously refine a hypothesis or theory until it accounts for all cases. Saturation of data occurs when data collection yields redundant information. Triangulation is the process of using multiple referents to draw conclusions about what constitutes the truth. Eliminating confounding cases would be the opposite of including disconfirming evidence.
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