Scientist: A number of errors can plague a data-collection process  Since examining the collected data enables researchers to detect many of these errors, it is standard practice for researchers to correct collected data
However, in my field, there is a striking tendency for such corrections to favor Jones' s theory; that is, the majority of corrections result in the corrected data' s being closer than the uncorrected data to what Jones' s theory predicts
Researchers in the scientist's field give data that conflicts with Jones 's theory greater scrutiny than they give data that is in line with Jones's theory.