CLD 322 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Syphilis, Dependent And Independent Variables, Statistical Hypothesis Testing

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Early Childhood Studies
• Course: CLD 322
• Professor: Robert Rinkoff

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There are no absolute right or wrong answers to this dilemma: 2. The values that we attach to the potential benefits and costs of social sciences research depend on our backgrounds, convictions, and experience. The ethical researcher is educated about ethical guidelines, thoroughly examines the potential benefits and costs of the research project, exercises judgment in each situation, and accepts responsibility for his or her choice: 3. Within this ethical decision-making framework, the two most common issues are informed consent and privacy. Informed consent is the most general solution to the problem of how to promote social science research without encroaching on individual rights and welfare. Informed consent involves four basic aspects: competence, voluntarism, full information, and comprehension. The more serious the risk to the welfare or freedom of the research participants, the greater the researcher"s obligation to obtain informed consent. The right to privacy can be easily violated during a study or after its completion.