TY - JOUR
T1 - Data management and accountability in behavioral and biomedical research
AU - Freedland, Kenneth E.
AU - Carney, Robert M.
PY - 1992/1/1
Y1 - 1992/1/1
N2 - Regulations recently enacted by the Public Health Service and the National Science Foundation to address misconduct in scientific research were designed primarily to curtail deliberate forms of misconduct, such as fabrication or falsification of findings; however, researchers may also be held accountable for inadvertent deficiencies in data management. This article examines some of the problems in data quality control, documentation, and data retention that can occur when computers are used in scientific research. It focuses on deficiencies that could make it difficult to verify the integrity of research data or to reproduce statistical analyses. Strategies for prevention of data management problems are recommended.
AB - Regulations recently enacted by the Public Health Service and the National Science Foundation to address misconduct in scientific research were designed primarily to curtail deliberate forms of misconduct, such as fabrication or falsification of findings; however, researchers may also be held accountable for inadvertent deficiencies in data management. This article examines some of the problems in data quality control, documentation, and data retention that can occur when computers are used in scientific research. It focuses on deficiencies that could make it difficult to verify the integrity of research data or to reproduce statistical analyses. Strategies for prevention of data management problems are recommended.
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U2 - 10.1037/0003-066X.47.5.640
DO - 10.1037/0003-066X.47.5.640
M3 - Article
C2 - 1642373
AN - SCOPUS:0026856076
SN - 0003-066X
VL - 47
SP - 640
EP - 645
JO - American Psychologist
JF - American Psychologist
IS - 5
ER -