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(THE CONVERSATION) When business researchers analyze data, they often rely on assumptions to help make sense of what they find. But like anyone else, they can run into a whole lot of trouble if those ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Gary F. Templeton, West Virginia ...