Unethical Research in the Pharmaceutical Industry Lyndsae Erdmann RES/351 01/19/15 James Bankston Unethical Research in the Pharmaceutical Industry The Pharmaceutical drug companies have a tendency to focus more on the sales and revenue than the research of any given product. This trend leads to misrepresentation of crucial scientific research on products. “A wide variety of research practices has been described as being used to distort the medical literature in favor of a clinical trial sponsor’s
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of qualitative studies include: grounded theory‚ case studies‚ ethnography‚ and phenomenology. A quantitative study is one that most consider more scientific or experimental in nature because it deals with statics‚ numbers‚ and precise forms of measurement to analyze the data. Its purpose is often used for deductive research to test theories‚ hypothesis‚ and/or evaluate variables. “Quantitative date have the potential to provide measureable evidence‚ to help to establish (probable) cause and
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Quantitative Study Evaluation Capella University Spring 2013: Instructor: Lisa McBride Quantitative Study Evaluation The purpose of this research is to evaluate the Effects of Classroom Structure on Student Achievement Goal Orientation. There were three classes chosen and the students had to set weekly goals based on performance and learning. Many of the students in the contingency group based their weekly goals more on learning than performance and many of the students
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as simple as a research method becomes a debate all on its own. The main research methods in question?Quantitative and Qualitative research. There are many obvious and apparent differences between the two in question‚ yet they seem to be just as effective as each other. “Conducting qualitative and quantitative research does not merely involve different methods of data collection and analysis; an even more fundamental difference concerns the research strategies used”.(Anson & Schwegler‚ 2000; Hairs
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Question1 Quantitative data are measures of values or counts and are expressed as numbers (www.abs.gov.au). In other words‚ quantitative data are data about numeric variables (www.abs.gov.au). Four types of quantitative data are interval‚ nominal‚ ordinal and ratio. Firstly‚ interval scales are numeric scales in which we know not only the order‚ but also the exact differences between the values (www.mymarketresearchmethods.com). Other than that‚ interval data also sometimes called integer is measured
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low price‚ and high degree of reduction have made glycerol a highly attractive and exploited carbon source for the production of fuels and reduced chemicals. Here we report the quantitative analysis of the fermentative metabolism of glycerol in Escherichia coli through the use of kinetic modeling and metabolic control analysis (MCA) to gain a better understanding of glycerol fermentation and identify key targets for genetic manipulation that could enhance product synthesis. The kinetics of glycerol
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Academic Note Quantitative measures of performance evaluation of salespersons Abstract Aim here is to understand the evaluation techniques used by the firms and understand the quantitative measures used for evaluation. An overview of the analysis is presented after reading various research papers which have been written on similar lines. One of the most important factors that a sales manager has to look after is the performance evaluation of the salesperson. The methodology adopted to evaluate
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Quantitative Finance Collector abiao Published: 2010 Categories(s): Non-Fiction‚ Business & economics‚ Finance Tag(s): "quantitative finance" "financial engineering" "mathematical finance" quant "quantitative trading" Please read update at http:://www.mathfinance.cn 1 Quantitative Finance Collector is simply a record of my financial engineering learning journey as a master in quantitative finance‚ a PhD candidate in finance and a Quantitative researcher. It is mainly about Quantitative
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Social Contract Between Business & Society in the U.S. by Luther Wilson Position Paper 9/02/2014 Luther Wilson Bus 351 – Business‚ Society and Government Assignment – Position Paper The assignment that I chose was: Research and discuss the concept of the social contract between business and society in the U.S. First I had to research what a social contract consisted of. After looking at various companies ideals of social contracts‚ I came
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Business Analysis Part II Rafael Troncoso MGT/521 February 14‚ 2012 Dr. Armando Salas-Amaro Business Analysis Part II This business analysis will compare the financial strength and wellness of Wal-Mart‚ Target‚ and Sears. The income statements‚ balance sheets‚ and cash flow reports for Wal-Mart‚ Target‚ and Sears have been researched to complete this analysis. The analysis will cover the period from 2008 to 2011. Some reports were unavailable because the final quarter of the year for Target
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