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A scientist conducting an experiment quickly saw that she was not getting the results she expected. Instead of continuing to collect data, she went back to redesign the experiment until the data came out the way that the hypothesis predicted. The scientist’s work did not follow the scientific method. Which statement best explains why?
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Because she altered the experiment until the outcomes matched her hypothesis instead of letting the data test the hypothesis. That is confirmation bias / experimental bias — in the scientific method you must objectively collect and report data (and, if results don’t support the hypothesis, revise the hypothesis or investigate errors), not redesign the procedure to force agreement.
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