I think we should get out our shovels. I guarantee you that they decided what they wanted the outcome to be than structured the study to give them what they wanted to read. Manipulating data to verify a preconceived belief is not new in academia but I believe it has become more prevalent in recent years. Everything is agenda driven.
Liberals subvert everything.
Education was dumbed down.
Our media become propagandists.
Now our once mighty American science, has become play acting.