When information identifying the participant is collected by the researcher, but it is not shared with anyone else, the collected data are said to be
A) confidential.
B) unmarked.
C) anonymous.
D) wasted.

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When information identifying the participant is collected but not shared with anyone else, it is considered confidential. Confidentiality refers to the treatment of information that an individual has disclosed in a relationship of trust with the expectation that it will not, without permission, be divulged to others. In contrast, anonymity refers to situations where the participant's identity is unknown even to the researcher.

When Information Identifying the Participant Is Collected by the Researcher