Fabrication in a study about honesty: A lost episode of columbo illustrating how forensic statistics is performed.

IF 4 1区哲学 Q1 MEDICAL ETHICS

Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-17 DOI:10.1080/08989621.2024.2329265

Greg Samsa

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Abstract

The three steps of a typical forensic statistical analysis are (1) verify that the raw data file is correct; (2) verify that the statistical analysis file derived from the raw data file is correct; and (3) verify that the statistical analyses are appropriate. We illustrate applying these three steps to a manuscript which was subsequently retracted, focusing on step 1. In the absence of an external source for comparison, criteria for assessing the raw data file were internal consistency and plausibility. A forensic statistical analysis isn't like a murder mystery, and it many circumstances discovery of a mechanism for falsification or fabrication might not be realistic.

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关于诚实的研究中的捏造：科伦坡》（Columbo）中的一集遗失剧，说明法医统计是如何进行的。

典型的取证统计分析有三个步骤：(1) 验证原始数据文件是否正确；(2) 验证从原始数据文件导出的统计分析文件是否正确；(3) 验证统计分析是否恰当。我们以一篇后来被撤稿的稿件为例，说明这三个步骤的应用，重点是步骤1。在没有外部来源进行比较的情况下，评估原始数据文件的标准是内部一致性和可信度。法医统计分析并不像神秘谋杀案，在很多情况下，发现伪造或编造的机制可能并不现实。

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Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance MEDICAL ETHICS-

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4.90

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Accountability in Research: Policies and Quality Assurance is devoted to the examination and critical analysis of systems for maximizing integrity in the conduct of research. It provides an interdisciplinary, international forum for the development of ethics, procedures, standards policies, and concepts to encourage the ethical conduct of research and to enhance the validity of research results. The journal welcomes views on advancing the integrity of research in the fields of general and multidisciplinary sciences, medicine, law, economics, statistics, management studies, public policy, politics, sociology, history, psychology, philosophy, ethics, and information science. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.