Key features:
- increases awareness of research fraud and some of the characteristics of fraudulent science and scientific fraudsters
- shows that whilst outright fraud may be uncommon, fudging of results to help achieve statistical significance may be more prevalent
- incorporates real-life case studies highlighting some of the infamous cases of research fraud and major scientific mistakes and the impact that they have had
- provides a convenient overview of the research process in the biomedical sciences, with a focus on research strategy rather than individual methods
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By raising awareness of the possibility that research data may have been dishonestly generated and outlining some of the signs and symptoms that might suggest data fabrication, Error and Fraud: The Dark Side of Biomedical Research will help students and researchers to identify the strengths and limitations of different research approaches and allow them to make a realistic evaluations of their own and others’ research findings.
