ABSTRACT
This is a book about ethics in data analysis. So we might begin by asking, “Why worry about ethics in data analysis? Isn’t this already taken care of by good science training?” The answer of course is, “Yes.” Very early in our careers, as early as in elementary school, we are taught to follow and respect the so-called “scientifi c method” as a guide to obtaining such useful and replicable results. We can all agree that sturdy scientifi c results require sturdy scientifi c principles. A key reason we worry about this topic is because we have to trust one another in the creation of sturdy scientifi c results. But because we are all so trustworthy, what could possibly be the problem?
