Was the data properly analyzed?
In a 4 to 5 page double-spaced APA-formatted paper, thoroughly examine each of the following questions/topics (be sure to properly cite and reference your sources whether from your textbooks, supplemental sources, or other research): Define the four basic principles of research: autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence and justice. Then explain how these four principles interrelate in the conducting ethical research. Explain the importance of conducting ethical research. In addition to the most current APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, select one other ethics code from a professional social science association and examine how both ethical codes interweave the four basic principles of ethics into its model for the appropriate conduct of research. Select a research study that is different from the one you selected in your discussion topic. Then conduct an ethical analysis of the research study. Provide all of the pertinent information along with the steps you made in conducting your analysis. To assist you in structuring your case analysis, consider the following from Resnik (2013) and Pantilat (2013): Context What kind of research was conducted? Was there enough background information concerning the rationale for the study? This is often referred to as a literature review. A literature review lays the groundwork for supporting the rationale for conducting a research study. Was the study properly grounded in or supported by previous research in the field? Where was the research conducted? In a laboratory? On the Internet? In a natural setting? Who were the participants? Why were these participants selected? Who were the researcher(s) and his/her credentials? Were the participants provided appropriate informed consent? Who were the participants? A protected population? Was deception used? If so, why? Were the participants properly treated? Were the participants allowed to leave the study voluntarily along with being told he/she could leave the study without being negatively affected? Were the risks and benefits of the study explained to the participants? Were the participants properly protected? If a protected or at risk participant population used, how were their rights protected? Were the participants compensated for participating in the study? Did the study benefit the individual participant, the academic or scientific community, and/or society? How so? Were the risks (harm) and benefits (beneficence) balanced in the study? And were the risks worth the benefits? For instance, in 2014 with the growing menace of Ebola potentially spreading out of Africa, researchers and care providers took the unprecedented step of providing victims stricken with the virus an experimental medication call ZMapp (Center of Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). In this case, the world was facing a potential pandemic, and the benefit to saving the patient(s) outweighed the risk of potential side effects. Were the findings accurately presented by the researcher(s)? Was the data properly analyzed? Did the researcher(s) provide the strengths and limits of his/her study? Was the study conducted in accordance with established ethical and legal standards and codes? If so, which one(s).