Scientific Research Voting Forum

This survey will provide you an opportunity to voice your thoughts on possible bias affecting science research or maybe this will not affect overall science research.


      

      

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  1. Getting research funding from government agencies such as the NSF and NIH can take a long time, the grant money is limited, and less than 20% of applications are approved – however, the scientist gets to choose his or her own research topic. With funding from a private foundation or business, the sponsor usually chooses the scientist and the research topic. Based on what you have learned, how do you think the source of research funding might affect the results?*
    Scientists who use public funds from a government agency such as the NSF or NIH would not be biased by private interests.
    Scientists who use public funds from a government agency such as the NSF or NIH would not be biased by private interests.
    It doesn’t matter where the funding comes from, as long as the scientist is not biased.
    None of these choices are entirely correct.