Core values on research integrity

“He’s the same in the courtroom as he is on the public streets.” -- Scout Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)

Common mistake series: probability sampling

“allow yourself to make mistakes, solely for the purpose of learning”

Common mistake series: sample size estimation

“Not the large, nor the small sample define the scientifically sound research, it is the proper sample size estimation”

An Ethically Justified and Scientifically Sound Research

“Scientific review and ethical review are intertwined: scientifically unsound research involving humans as subjects is ipso facto unethical in that it may expose them to risk or inconvenience to no purpose; even if there is no risk of injury, the wasting of subjects’ and researchers’ time in unproductive activities represents loss of a valuable resource” (CIOMS, 2009)