Results

Protecting Confidentiality When Conducting an Internet Survey
Celia B. Fisher
In conducting a survey on marital conflict over the Internet, a research psychologist fails to protect the confidentiality of respondents’ data. Fisher presents this as an example of poor research practices.

Trouble on the Horizon
James M. DuBois and Angela Dunn
Administrators at a rehabilitation facility for teenage girls want to report the success of their programs in a regional adolescent health journal. However, data were originally collected as part of treatment and not for research purposes, and there is risk of certain girls being identifiable.

Personnel Action
Joan E. Sieber
In the report of a study of employees at a large company, it was possible to deduce from a table of summary statistics personal information about a particular employee because of his age, race, and department.