Suppose that some researchers are writing up the results of their study, and they are reporting their interpretation of the data from an experiment. At this stage, they are likely to introduce bias if they
a. discuss only statistical significance and ignore practical significance.
b. are influenced by researcher expectancy.
c. emphasize practical significance far more than statistical significance.
d. try to eliminate confounding variables.
A
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