CSAFE @ ISU - REU 2017

Ethics of Reproducible Research

Kahlil Sample

Posted on June 20, 2017

Question 9. This case raises issues about collaborating with others in a sense that a mentor is at a disadvantage to a mentee if the relationship is long distance. Although this case was mainly the fault of Michael LaCour, blame is to be placed on the mentor as well due... [Read More]

Week 3 Blog Post

Sam Rew

Posted on June 20, 2017

What are some of the consequences of LaCour’s behavior? For Broockman and Kalla? For Green? For other researchers in this field? For UCLA? For activists? LaCour’s behavior affected people all around the nation including himself. First off, he lost his credibility as a scientist as well as a... [Read More]

Erroneous Statistical Reporting

Amanda Rae

Posted on June 20, 2017

3. What are the human subjects issues raised by this case? Were human subjects harmed and if so, how? This case was wrongly conducted and reported. Initially the researcher claimed that he gave participants $100 for their input. Later, LaCour confessed to entering participants in a raffle for Apple... [Read More]

Ethics of Reproducible Research

Maddie Quistgaard

Posted on June 20, 2017

##What are some lessons learned from this case? The lessons that were taken away from the research were the lack of making sure that the data collected wasn’t tampered with. Meaning that the reviewer of the project needs to double if not triple check that the data was accurately collected... [Read More]

Misrepresentation of Data

Macy Neblett

Posted on June 20, 2017

How do you think LaCour was able to publish falsified data in such a prestigious journal as Science? As the case study reported, LaCour lied about his funding in order to make his study seem more credible. The people who peer reviewed his study might have thought that... [Read More]

CSAFE @ ISU REU

Summer 2017

195 Durham Center

Iowa State University

Leaders: Joe Papio, joepapio at iastate dot edu and Sam Tyner, sctyner at iastate dot edu

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Ethics of Reproducible Research

Kahlil Sample

Week 3 Blog Post

Sam Rew

Erroneous Statistical Reporting

Amanda Rae

Ethics of Reproducible Research

Maddie Quistgaard

Misrepresentation of Data

Macy Neblett

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