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Consider the following situation.
Mohammed is a third year undergraduate student studying epidemiology. His professor is hi the field and Mohammed is very excited to study under him. However, while trying to replicat professor's experiments, Mohammed notices that his professor made a small error when ca for the original experiment. When Mohammed fixes the error, it changes the results so much conclusion isn't correct any more. Mohammed checks the original and his own multiple times the same result.
Mohammed is very concerned because the paper with the published results of the experime did has been referenced many times.
Mohammed decides to approach his professor with the mistake and his calculations. Howev tells him not to worry about it and that "is just how science is". His professor does nothing.What should Mohammed do now?
A. Go to the head of the school and tell her that his professor is has been falsifying his result
B. Do nothing. Maybe that is just how science is done in epidemiology.
C. Go to the head of the school and ask for their opinion on the situation.
D. Tell his friend who works at the university's newspaper all about it, so they can write up a professor.