Question

dr. wong is working on a better treatment for ringworm, a fungus that infects the surface of the skin. current treatments require the application of a cream and/or the ingestion of medication for as long as three months. dr. wong thinks that he has developed a cream that can cure ringworm in no more than three days. what is the best way for dr. wong to be more certain that his experimental results are not biased? a. dr. wong could have one of his assistants perform one additional experimental trial and see if the results are the same. b. dr. wong could reduce his sample size, so he only focuses on a few select cases of ringworm. c. dr. wong could publish his data in a scientific journal and have different investigators try to reproduce his results. d. dr. wong could hide his data when publishing his results, so others will not be able to replicate his experiments. 7 of 10 answered session timer: 2:38 session score: 100

Explanation:

To reduce bias, results should be reproducible by others. Publishing data and having different investigators replicate results is a standard scientific practice. Option A has limited replication, Option B reduces reliability with a small sample size, and Option D hinders scientific progress and verification.

Answer:

C. Dr. Wong could publish his data in a scientific journal and have different investigators try to reproduce his results.