Misconduct in the analysis and reporting of data: Bridging methodological and ethical agendas for change

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 305-318

  Sterba, Sonya K ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Methodology; Misconduct; Quantitative psychology; Research ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846861277     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327019eb1604_3     Document Type: Article

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