ED 602

Statistical Research for Behavioral Sciences

Brian G. Smith, Ph.D.
Lesson 3 - Ethical Issues in Statistics and Research

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Homework - Lesson 3

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Assessment - Lesson 3

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Assignment and Information

Reading:
  Definition Page: Contains definitions arranged alphabetically.

Please read the information on these two sites:

  Ellison Research is a national marketing research firm serving a broad range of clients and industries. On this site, you'll find some valuable information and articles about research and ethics, along with helpful links to other websites.
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The Committee on Professional Ethics of American Statistical Association provides useful ethics resources for anyone who uses, explains, teaches, learns, produces statistics or just tries to understand the ethical issues involved in statistics and statistical methods.

(Click on Vardeman and Morris. “Statistics and Ethics: Some advice for young statisticians.” once you get there.)

 

 




Next read pages, 53-62 from Stephen Jay Gould’s book The Mismeasure of Man. The pages are below on this web page.
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Gould, S. J. (1981). Mismeasure of Man, New York, W. W. Norton.