Question

The fabrication of data/results is a form of research misconduct. What is fabrication, and why is it considered a breach of ethics in science? What are two potentially harmful effects of fabrication? Answer in ~1 paragraph.

Answer 1

In academic and scientific research is the distortions of the data and results, which is intentional is known as Fabrication. This is done intentionally to forcefully produce expected results. Data fabrication is different from distortions that result from unintentional human error. So fabrication is considered a violation of research ethics and is Research ethics Crime. This is because the research output may be very crucial for the stakeholders. So any type of fabrication could lead to serious consequences. The r example a medical research results which have been molested may be life threatening to human beings if incorporated in clinical practices. Research ethics breach can potentially result in forfeiture of tenured jobs, research grants, fellowship of research organizations, forfeiture of academic honors received earlier, denial from any publication rights, and defamation in peer academic group.

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