Researchers have an ethical obligation to be competent. Which of the following would NOT generally be considered a part of this ethical obligation?

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While presenting results at a conference or publishing them is certainly important for the dissemination of research findings, it is not necessarily a part of the ethical obligation to be competent. Competency refers more specifically to the researcher's ability to design valid research, use appropriate statistical methods, and have a solid theoretical or empirical basis for hypotheses.

Researchers Have an Ethical Obligation to Be Competent