A researcher's results should be considered fraudulent if
A) you disagree with someone's results on philosophical,political,or religious grounds.
B) you cannot replicate the results of someone's study.
C) the data are changed in order to support the hypotheses.
D) the published data fit perfectly with the hypothesis being tested.

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Changing data in order to support a hypothesis is a clear violation of scientific integrity and constitutes fraud. Disagreeing with someone's results or being unable to replicate a study does not necessarily indicate fraud, as there may be other factors at play. Similarly, a perfect fit between published data and the hypothesis being tested does not necessarily indicate fraud, as long as the data were not falsified to achieve that fit.

A Researcher's Results Should Be Considered Fraudulent If