If Four Researchers Collaborated on a Research Project, Who Among

Multiple Choice

If four researchers collaborated on a research project, who among the following might be least likely to be entitled to authorship on the published research report?

A) Researcher # 1: Ran all of the participants
B) Researcher # 2: Developed the design and procedure
C) Researcher # 3: Wrote portions of the report and completed some of the data analysis
D) Researcher # 4: Decided what data analyses to use and conducted the analyses