Question

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Fabrication means when the data obtained in the study is altered, distorted or tampered with.
Statement II: Falsification means, the results that entirely depict or even partly include non-existent imaginary or cooked up data.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
• B. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
• C. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
• D. Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Hint:

Fabrication involves making up data that were not actually collected, whereas falsification involves manipulating or altering data to misrepresent results.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Fabrication refers to the process where researchers invent or make up data. This is different from the process described in Statement I, which states that fabrication involves altering or tampering with data. Fabrication specifically refers to creating false data, not merely distorting existing data. Statement II is also incorrect because falsification refers to manipulating or altering data, but it does not refer to making up non
-existent data. Therefore, both statements are false.