Gilles, age 50, tells his brother, "i'd like to maintain my physical health and work on getting emotionally stronger. i want to be a good friend and a role model to my nephews and nieces. i don't want to be that guy who never comes to family get-togethers because he is too busy working. i want to be successful in my career, but not at the expense of my family. of course, i want to find my own special partner, but if i don't, i know i'll always have you and the kids." gilles is discussing his

Which of the following methods could be considered a "best practice" in terms of informing respondents how their answers to an on-line survey about personal information will be protected? respondents are informed that investigators will try to keep their participation confidential; however, confidentiality cannot be assured.respondents are informed that a research assistant will transfer all the research data to a password-protected computer that is not connected to the internet, via a usb flashdrive. the computer is located in a research team member's office.the investigator uses the informed consent process to explain her institution's method for guaranteeing absolute confidentiality of research data.the investigator uses the informed consent process to explain how respondent data will be transmitted from the website to his encrypted database without ever recording respondents' ip addresses, but explains that on the internet confidentiality cannot be absolutely guaranteed.the investigator uses the informed consent process to explain how respondent data will be transmitted from the website to his encrypted database without ever recording respondents' ip addresses, but explains that on the internet confidentiality cannot be absolutely guaranteed