Explain Why Researchers May Be Motivated to Commit Fraud, and Explain

question 47

Essay

Explain why researchers may be motivated to commit fraud, and explain three safeguards against fraud in the scientific community.

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Definitions:

Significant Patterns

Identifiable repetitions or sequences within data that hold relevance or importance to understanding a situation or solving a problem.

Detail Forms

Forms that display detailed information about a single record or item from a database or system.

New Data

Refers to freshly gathered or produced information that has not been previously recorded or analyzed.

Summary Report

A report generated by a management information system that provides a consolidated picture of detailed data; these reports usually include some calculation or visual displays of information.