INTRODUCTION
SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Include the result in when taking an average
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Exclude the result when taking an average
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Edit and change the result without anyone knowing
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -YES. Covering up those anomalous results constitutes a type of fraud in science. So, you need to mention/discuss those results and propose a hypothesis/hypotheses as to why they happened.
Detailed explanation-2: -An anomalous result is a result that doesn’t fit in with the pattern of the other results. It is an anomaly. Taking many repeat measurements or having a large sample size to analyse will improve accuracy.
Detailed explanation-3: -If an anomaly occurs in the experiment: Ignore this value when calculating the mean.
Detailed explanation-4: -An anomalous result is one which stands out very obviously from the rest of the figures simply because it breaks the pattern all the other figures have fallen into. This anomalous figure may have a large effect on the range or average and could disrupt the overall results.