Who funded the study?

Format: Websites

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Language/s: English

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Target Audience: Self-directed learning

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Short Description:

‘Ask for Evidence’ warning about the way that vested interests can distort research.

Key Concepts addressed:

• 1-7 利益相反に気を付けること

Details

Vested interests can distort research in different ways, from directly setting up research questions that are biased towards a particular outcome, to selecting only certain results for publication, to the more subtle influences on what conclusions to emphasise.

So it is reasonable to ‘follow the money’ and know who’s funded the research that you’re looking at. In scientific journals academics should always disclose their ‘interests’.

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