Week 2 (current issues in science) Flashcards
P-hacking is..
A) Tweaking analysis
B) presenting exploratory findings as confirmation
C) contributing to publication bias
D) searching through data to find anything significant
A) Tweaking analysis
What does HARKing stand for?
Hypothesising after the results are known
Publication bias is when the outcome of an experiment affects decision to publish..
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Non- significant results are less likely to be published than significant ones,
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Alpha is…
Level decided that P value is significant (Statistically)
P value is normally…
0.05
using alpha 0.05 a significant result will be found every.. times A) 1/20 B)1/10 C)1/5 D)2/10
A) 1/20
observational data is usually displayed using a .. A) Bar graphs B) Scatterplot C) line graph D) table data
B) Scatter plot
observational data is usually displayed using a .. A)Bar B)Scatter C)line D)table
B) Scatter plot
experimental data usually shown using.. A) scatter B) bar C)line D) table E) B,C
E) B,C
line graphs are used when independent variables are continuous (Age, height) TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Bar graphs are used when IV is non-continuous (categories) TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Larger axes can be used to lie with data, less variation.. TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Nuremberg code was established following the trials off..
WW2 nazi doctors
Nuremberg code ensures….
Informed consent based on animal data risk justified -research by qualified scientists -suffering avoided
