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Which statement illustrates bias in scientific research?

A zoologist publishes incomplete data on sloths which supports their original hypothesis and notes that more research is required.

A botanist publishes data about plant growth that does not support their original hypothesis and is replicable.

An ecologist publishes data funded by a construction company which supports their original hypothesis that an endangered animal's territory is not endangered.

A microbiologist publishes data funded by the National Institutes of Health that does not support their original hypothesis.

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. An ecologist publishes data funded by a construction company which supports their original hypothesis that an endangered animal's territory is not endangered.
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