A researcher did not interview the required number of people, thinking about the travel expenses he could save on, and faked the answers by making up 'observed' responses through his experience and scaling. This is called curbstoning.

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Curbstoning is the act of falsifying research data by representing that it was collected from legitimate participants when, in fact, it was not. This can include either fabricating data or falsifying data from a smaller number of participants in order to save time or avoid research costs.

A Researcher Did Not Interview the Required Number of People