Ethical Issues in Research Design

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The paper first analyzes and discusses the article, "Ethical Dilemmas in Program Evaluation and Research Design," by E.K. LaPolt, 1997, which focuses on ethical issues faced by evaluators of social programs. It then analyzes "People as Objects: Contrasting Market and Academic Research", from X-Ray Net, which raises various concerns about market research, especially focusing on research conducted via the Internet. The paper concludes with questions and answers relating to ethical issues and research design.

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"The article focuses especially on research validity, describing the various types of validity and the ethical issues involved in each. For conclusion validity, the articles focuses on statistical power as the main area where ethical issues will exist. The article refers to the alpha level as "reflective of the level of risk you are willing to take in being wrong" (LaPolt). The article provides an effective example describing a research project evaluating a government funded program aimed at helping children do better at school."

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