Several studies showed that after eating a low dash fat cereal for two meals a dayafter eating a low-fat cereal for two meals a
dayâ, subjects had lostlost somesome weight.weight. A cereal companycereal company financed this research. What is wrong with thisâ study? A. Voluntary response sample B. Deliberate distortion C. Nonresponse D. âSelf-interest study E. Partial picture F. Precise numbers
Self-interest means actions which are beneficial to the individual. Economist Adam Smith was first to research economic self-interest, contributing to his Invisible Hand Theory. Self interest in this case goes to show that the cereal company financed this research just to use it for their new products and marketing.
