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THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOUND SCIENCE COALITION
. To clarify terminology, studies that
. If research findings are associative,
find statistically significant differ-
rather than establishing or indicat-
5. REJECTION of
ences shall be considered to have
ing cause-and-effect, this fact should
REINTERPRETATIONS OF
positive results, and studies that do
be noted prominently and clearly,
not find statistically significant dif-
and that limitation fully explicated.
Old DATA WITHOUT NEW
ferences shall be considered to have
EXPERIMENTAL INQUIRY
negative results.
study based only on
4. Public COMMUNICATION
reinterpretations of
3. PREpublicATION
by RESPONSible
preexisting data
should be treated critically (as
TECHNICAL REVIEW
SCIENTISTS
should all analyses) unless the
Type.completedstudy shall
be subject to scientific and
ll persons involved in
technical review to en-
Avie research protocol
conclusions are substantiated
by subsequent experimental
shall be fully respon
inquiry.
sure that the abstract, summary,
sible for communicating the
and conclusions are supported
study results accurately to the
. Meta-analyses of findings from sepa-
by the data, methods, and
public when appropriate, and
rate research projects shall be con-
analyses, and to ensure that it
when the study results have
ducted only where the protocols,
upholds conventional sound
public policy implications.
objectives, and methods of the
projects are similar; the rationale for
scientific practice, including ad-
using meta-analysis shall be ex-
herence to the principles no-
. Where applicable, publication of the
plained and evaluated, and any dif-
ticed above.
final results of the study shall in-
ferences in the protocols, methods,
clude comparative risk analyses,
or findings of the separate project
identification of limitations of the
shall be fully described; weaknesses
. The raw data and study results must
study, the need for future research,
and limitations of meta-analysis
be available and subject to replica-
as well as other relevant informa-
should be clearly discussed for the
tion by qualified researchers outside
tion, including factors that may have
date being analyzed.
the investigative team.
affected the quality or integrity of
. Study results that are not consistent
the results.
with accepted scientific knowledge
must be validated by subsequent
studies before being used as the basis
for the formulation of public policy.
The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition
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Washington, DC 20036
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