The research process: research ethics and questionable practices

Author

Stefano Coretta

For this discussion you were required to read Measuring the Prevalence of Questionable Research Practices With Incentives for Truth Telling and Reproducibility and replicability.

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Prompts
  • Which part of a research study do you believe should be beyond the control of the researcher?
    1. Research questions/hypotheses.
    2. Study design.
    3. Results
  • Which part of a research study do you believe is most important for advancing a researcher’s career?
    1. Research questions/hypotheses.
    2. Study design.
    3. Results
  • What can be done to de-incentivise questionable research practices (QRPs)?