Zara finished a survey study and found unexpected results - in some cases,the analyses showed that variables were correlated,but Zara had no a priori hypothesis about those variables.She is unsure whether to include these results at all in the final report.Which of the following pieces of advice is her advisor most likely to give her for revision?
A)Present the unexpected results,perhaps after she presents the results that relate directly to the original questions and hypotheses.
B)Present only the statistics that provide evidence to support the original research hypothesis in the results section and save the others for a discussion section.
C)Consider revising the introduction,possibly with a review of more literature,to see if the unexpected results should have been expected after all.
D)Present the results in the order in which she ran the analyses,without distinguishing that some were unexpected.

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Presenting unexpected results can provide new insights and generate further research questions. It is important to acknowledge these results, but they can be presented after the results that directly address the original research questions and hypotheses.

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