Responsible Conduct in Data Management
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You delay submitting the manuscript
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You delay submitting the manuscript, missing the submission deadline, and decide to attempt to rectify the data collection error.

These are the possible outcomes:

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You find that the mistake was limited to a select number of variables.

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You find the mistake was a systematic error

After determining the cause of inconsistency, you determinethat the overall impact on the interpretation of data would be minimal and submit to an alternate journal .