Scenario #3: Professor Richards is interested in researching the factors associated with prejudice among college student

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Scenario #3:Professor Richards is interested in researching the factorsassociated with prejudice among college students. She follows thetypical steps in the research process outlined in your textbook.Below are questions dealing with stages in her research projectthat involve various ethical considerations. Please select thecorrect answer according to the ethical standards sociologists arerequired to adhere to while conducting research on humansubjects.
Professor Richards began analyzing her data after the collectionprocess was complete. She noticed that the responses of a smallnumber of her Latino participants led to her main hypothesis notbeing supported. Consequently, she removed those participants fromthe study, resulting in her hypothesis being supported andincreasing the chances of her study being published. Has ProfessorRichards acted in an ethical manner with regard to the analysis ofher data?
No, because all of the data collected should be included in theresults, regardless of whether or not it lends support to ahypothesis.
Yes, because Latinos constitute a numerical minority in thegeneral population, so their responses should not be allowed toinfluence the overall findings of the study to that extent.
Yes, because sociologists routinely alter their data, such asusing the average scores of respondents in place of missing answersto important survey questions.
None of the above.