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Withdrawn: How to investigate an accused serial sexual harasser

Jonathan J Shuster1, Mark Handler2

  • 1Department of Health Outcomes and Policy, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Statistics in Medicine
|March 23, 2019
PubMed

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This article on investigating serial sexual harassment has been withdrawn due to a lack of rigorous peer review. The study

Area of Science:

  • Statistics in Medicine
  • Medical Ethics

Background:

  • A study on investigating accused serial sexual harassers was published.
  • The methodology and findings require scrutiny.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline a method for investigating serial sexual harassment allegations.
  • To present statistical approaches in a medical context.

Main Methods:

  • The article proposed an investigative framework.
  • Statistical methods were intended to be applied.

Main Results:

  • The article has been officially withdrawn by the authors, editors, and publisher.
  • The withdrawal is due to a failure in the peer-review process.

Conclusions:

  • The study is retracted and should not be cited.
  • The integrity of scholarly publishing relies on robust peer review.

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