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1. How Many Scientists Fabricate and Falsify Research? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Survey Data<\/p>\n
A pooled weighted average of 1.97% of scientists admitted to have fabricated, falsified or modified data or results at least once \u2013a serious form of misconduct by any standard\u2013 and up to 33.7% admitted other questionable research practices. In surveys asking about the behaviour of colleagues, admission rates were 14.12% for falsification, and up to 72% for other questionable research practices.<\/p>\n
Considering that these surveys ask sensitive questions and have other limitations, it appears likely that this is a conservative estimate of the true prevalence of scientific misconduct.<\/p>\n
Overall, admission rates are consistent with the highest estimates of misconduct obtained using other sources of data, in particular FDA data audits. However, it is likely that, if on average 2% of scientists admit to have falsified research at least once and up to 34% admit other questionable research practices, the actual frequencies of misconduct could be higher than this.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0005738<\/p>\n
2. Drug studies skewed toward study sponsors<\/p>\n
An analysis of pharmaceutical industry drug trials shows that results often favor the firms sponsoring the study.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/id\/wbna12275329<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
1. How Many Scientists Fabricate and Falsify Research? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Survey Data A pooled weighted average of 1.97% of scientists admitted to have fabricated, falsified or modified data or results at least once \u2013a serious form of misconduct by any standard\u2013 and up to 33.7% admitted other questionable research practices. In … <\/p>\n