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| Many Scientists Admit Unethical Practices |
| from the only-human dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Friday June 10, @14:52 (Science) |
| http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/10/1243222 |
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jangobongo writes "A surprising number of [0]scientists engage in
questionable research practices says a story at the Washington Post.
According to a large-scale survey of scientific misbehavior, 15% admit to
changing a study under pressure from a funding source. Other reasons for
altering data include dropping data from a study based on a gut feeling
and failing to include data that contradicts one's own research. This
[1]chart gives a quick rundown of the percentage of U.S. based scientists
who reported having engaged in questionable research practices according
to the survey."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/06/10/1243222
Links:
0.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1804&e=3&u=/washpost/many_scientists_admit_to_misconduct
1.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/daily/graphics/misconduct_060905.html
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