Researchers should store their data after they present or publish it because:
A) Other researchers may want to examine the data before conducting a replication study.
B) Other researchers may want to reinterpret the data using different techniques.
C) The process of informed consent requires it.
D) Both a and b are true.

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Both options A and B are valid reasons for researchers to store their data after they present or publish it. By making the data available, other researchers can examine and verify the results obtained by the original study, and by reinterpreting the data with different methods, they may shed further light on the phenomenon under investigation. The process of informed consent does not specifically require researchers to store their data after publication, but it does require them to obtain consent from participants before collecting data, and to inform them about the ways in which the data will be treated and shared.

Researchers Should Store Their Data After They Present or Publish