A researcher is applying for renewal of a large federal grant, without which his very promising research on panic disorder cannot continue. He is completing renewal forms, which include a synopsis of his results, to date. If he excludes two of the participants with very severe panic disorder and three with mental health disorders of another kind, the results are statistically significant. He writes the report and does not mention the five participants he excluded. What word best describes this researcher's actions?

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Falsification involves manipulating research materials, equipment, or processes, or changing or omitting data or results such that the research is not accurately represented in the research record. By excluding certain participants to achieve statistically significant results and not reporting this exclusion, the researcher is misrepresenting the research data, which constitutes falsification.

A Researcher Is Applying for Renewal of a Large Federal