Possibly of interest to somebody. The PACE Trial investigators have been reluctant to give out some of their data.
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...secrecy-bad-science-or-scientific-misconduct/
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...secrecy-bad-science-or-scientific-misconduct/
Is withholding your data simply bad science, or should it fall under scientific misconduct?
A recent study sent data requests to 200 authors of economics articles where it was stated ‘data available upon request’. Most of the authors refused. What does the scientific community think about those withholding their data? Are they guilty of scientific misconduct? Nicole Janz argues that if you don’t share your data, you are breaking professional standards in research, and are thus committing scientific misconduct. Classifying data secrecy as misconduct may be a harsh, but it is a necessary step.
About the Author
Nicole Janz is a political scientist at Cambridge University and teaches research methods, including a Replication Workshop. She blogs and tweets at @polscireplicate.