Which one of the following reasons is not an acceptable reason for replicating a research study?
A) One's view of the relationship between the variables of the study is different from the findings of the study.
B) One suspects that the subjects of the study do not represent the population under investigation.
C) One wants to see if the use of different instruments for measuring the variables of the study would produce the same results.
D) One wants to investigate the applicability of the results of a study to a larger population.

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Replicating a study because one's personal view of the relationship between variables differs from the study's findings is not a scientifically valid reason. Replication should be based on methodological concerns or to test the generalizability of the findings.

Which One of the Following Reasons Is Not an Acceptable