Jill is working on a senior honor's thesis and has collected almost all her data but is in the preliminary stages of her data analysis. Her first set of analyses has yielded consistent results. One of the biggest conferences in her field is coming up and the deadline is very soon. Although Jill has not completed her project yet, the data collection and analyses will be complete before the conference is to start. Which of the following is most appropriate?
A) Jill should submit her preliminary analyses as a poster presentation as preliminary findings can be submitted to conferences.
B) Jill should submit her preliminary analyses as a publication to a journal as preliminary findings can be submitted for publication.
C) Jill should wait for the next time the conference meets.
D) Jill should submit her preliminary analyses as a keynote address as preliminary findings can be submitted to conferences.

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Jill should submit her preliminary analyses as a poster presentation as preliminary findings can be submitted to conferences. Poster presentations are a great way to share ongoing research and preliminary findings. As long as the data collection and analyses will be complete before the conference, Jill can present her preliminary results in a poster presentation. It is important to note that presenting preliminary results should always be done with caution and the limitations of the study should be discussed.

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