"Robert J. MacG. Dawson" wrote: > > Jerry Dallal wrote: > > > Since data are being collected from individual human subjects for > > research purposes, IRB review is necessary. The payment might be > > viewed as a finder's fee, which is often considered unethical > > because it compromises informed consent. > > No, data are *not* being collected from individual human > subjects for research purposes; they are being collected for other > purposes and then used for research purposes.
<snip> They may very well be exempt from IRB approval, but it's up to the IRB to make the determination. That's why I said "IRB review" rather than "IRB approval". I suppose I could have said that the information "might be considered data collected for research purposes". . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
