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Activity Number:
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102
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Monday, July 30, 2012 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Committee on Professional Ethics
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| Abstract - #303572 |
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Title:
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Ethical Dilemmas of an Isolated Statistician
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Author(s):
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Donald L. Bentley*+
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Companies:
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Pomona College
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Address:
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1826 Roanoke Road, Claremont , CA, 91711,
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Keywords:
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ethics ;
isolated statistician ;
data integrity ;
archaeology
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Abstract:
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This paper presents two ethical dilemmas faced by an "isolated statistician" teaching in a small liberal arts college. The first scenario arose while consulting for a start-up pharmaceutical firm, and dealt with a question about the integrity of data provided by a clinical investigator. The second dealt with an issue in unusual areas for the application of statistics, biblical scholarship and archaeology, in which the statistician was uniquely qualified. The decision to participate in this project created the initial dilemma. After describing the scenarios and identifying the dilemmas faced by the applied statistician, the actions taken and ultimate consequences will be provided. Problems that arise due to the isolated statistician's environment will be discussed.
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