Evaluating bias: Read the article titled, as drug industrys influence over research grows, so does the potential
Question:
Evaluating bias:
Read the article titled, “as drug industry’s influence over research grows, so does the potential for bias,” located at http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/as-drug-industrys-influence-over-research-grows-so-does-the-potential-for-bias/2012/11/24/bb64d596-1264-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_story.html. Review the six (6) rules of critical thinking and the steps of “doing sociology: a student’s guide to research”. Student success tip: as you review the steps, jot a few notes or thoughts down. Relax and prepare to write a concise and accurate essay.
Write an essay in which you: identify the first step in the student’s guide to research. Define the first step of research in your own words. Identify the major assumptions and bias of the drug industry that underlie drug research. Identify the personal bias that you, as a consumer, have on the drug industry’s influence over research.
Applied Statistics for Public and Nonprofit Administration
ISBN: 978-1285737232
9th edition
Authors: Kenneth J. Meier, Jeffrey L. Brudney, John Bohte