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Ethics generally is considered to deal with beliefs about what is right or wrong, proper or improper, good or bad. According to a dictionary definition (Webster‘s 1968), to be ethical is to conform to accepted professional practice.

Ethical considerations in conducting research

Honesty, objectivity, and integrity

Carefulness and openness

Respect for intellectual property

Presentation of research findings and responsible publication

Acknowledgement of research collaboration and assistance

Distortions of findings by sponsor

Competence and legality

Human subject protection

Unethical practices in conducting research

Deceiving a respondent about the true purpose of a study

Asking a respondent questions that cause him or her extreme embarrassment; guilt emotional turmoil by remaining him or her of an unpleasant experience

Invading the privacy of a respondent

Studying the respondents or research subjects without their knowledge

When analyzing the data—revealing only part of the facts, presenting facts out of context, falsifying findings or offering misleading presentation such as lying with statistics