Magda Is Conducting a Study That Was Approved to Be

Magda is conducting a study that was approved to be conducted for romantically single individuals and examines partner selection preferences. She recruits single participants, but while examining her data she finds that a few of her participants were dishonest and actually in relationships. Is she able to omit the data from the participants who are romantically involved?

A) No, because that would be data mining.
B) No, because it would violate the principle of integrity.
C) Yes, because her hypothesis and research design give her sufficient justification to remove those individuals.
D) Yes, because it is her study and as the experimenter she can do what she feels is best.