Faced with data that do not support an assumption of independence between two variables in a population,a researcher should
A)immediately rejects the assumption of independence.
B)attribute this discrepancy to an unrepresentative sample or reject the assumption of independence.
C)retest the data in order to confirm these initial findings.
D)immediately assume that the sample was unrepresentative of the population.
E)ignore the findings as incorrect and start again.

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The discrepancy may be due to an unrepresentative sample or some other factors. Therefore, it would be inappropriate to immediately reject the assumption of independence without any further investigation. The researcher should consider other possible explanations before making any conclusions. Retesting the data, examining the sampling method, and conducting further analysis can help in verifying the initial findings and understanding the relationship between the variables.

Faced with Data That Do Not Support an Assumption of Independence