Given below are two statements: Statement I: In order to ensure authenticity,…
2020
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In order to ensure authenticity, a researcher has to indicate the original sources from which data are culled.
Statement II: In data analysis and interpretation, the researcher has to evince the necessary rigour and appropriateness of procedures.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- C.
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- D.
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
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Correct answer: A
Statement I is correct because authenticity in research depends on identifying the original sources of data, so that evidence can be verified and traced. Statement II is also correct because data analysis and interpretation must use appropriate methods and must be carried out with rigour. Hence, both Statement I and Statement II are correct.