Dr Smith Is Conducting a Study on the Effects of Marijuana

Dr. Smith is conducting a study on the effects of marijuana use on violence. Dr. Smith thinks that marijuana use will increase violence among users, however at the completion of her study she finds that her data is inconsistent. Some of the results support her assumptions, but other results contradict her assumptions. Dr. Smith needs to get one more publication on her curriculum vitae in order to be promoted to Full Professor, so she writes a report that only includes the data that supports her assumptions. Which of the forms of deviance in science has Dr. Smith engaged in?

A) trimming
B) cooking
C) forging
D) a hoax
E) fraudulent science