学術遺伝学におけるデータ隠蔽:全国調査からの証拠
Eric G Campbell1, Brian R Clarridge, Manjusha Gokhale
1Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. ecampbell@partners.org
JAMA
|February 2, 2002
まとめ
データ隠蔽は学術的な遺伝学において一般的であり,研究複製と科学的進歩を妨げています. その理由には,資源の制限や出版機会の保護などが挙げられます.
科学分野:
- 遺伝学 遺伝学とは
- ライフサイエンス 生命科学
- 学術研究 アカデミック・リサーチ
背景:
- 研究データ,情報,材料のオープンな共有は,科学的進歩と複製に不可欠です.
- 自由な共有の理想は,学術的研究環境において,実践においてしばしば妥協される.
研究 の 目的:
- 学術的な遺伝学におけるデータ隠蔽の流行,性質,および結果を調査する.
- 遺伝学者の間でデータ共有の決定に影響を与える要因を理解する.
主な方法:
- 2000年3月から7月にかけて,米国国立衛生研究所 (NIH) が資金援助するトップ大学の遺伝学者や生命科学者を対象に郵送調査が行われました.
- この研究では,自称遺伝学者1240人の回答を分析し,600人の非遺伝学者との調査結果を比較した.
- キーメトリックには,拒否されたデータ要求,保留理由,データ共有の意思の認識の変化が含まれています.
主要な成果:
- 調査対象となった遺伝学者のほぼ半分は,データ要求を拒否されたと報告し,公表された研究 (28%) を確認する能力に影響を与えました.
- データを隠す一般的な理由には,過度の努力 (80%) と,自分自身または他者の出版機会を保護すること (64%) が含まれています.
- 遺伝学者や生命科学者は,同様の拒否率を示し,拒否されたリクエストを経験しましたが,生命科学者は,研究に与える負の影響が少ないと報告しました.
結論:
- データ隠蔽は学術遺伝学の重要な問題であり,結果検証などの重要な科学活動を妨げています.
- 資源の制限と科学的取り組みの優先順位付けは,データ保持行動の主要な原動力であるようです.
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