If a group of farmers who grow oranges helps fund a university-based research project to determine the amount of vitamin C contained in fresh vs frozen orange juice, it is appropriate to _____
A)determine if the funding group influenced the research findings
B)discount the research as being biased
C)trust the findings since the research was university based
D)discount the research because it was not government funded

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The potential for bias exists whenever a group with a vested interest funds research, making it important to assess if and how the funding group might have influenced the research findings.

If a Group of Farmers Who Grow Oranges Helps Fund