// JavaScript Document var question,str1=' '; var opfname,oplname,opaffili; var date = new Date(); var hours,minutes,seconds; var tot_attempt=0; var tot_correct=0; hours=date.getHours(); minutes=date.getMinutes(); seconds=date.getSeconds(); question = new Array(); question[0] = new Array(); question[0][0]='What is a distinguishing pattern of the cited references?'; question[0][1] = new Array(); question[0][1][0] = new Array(); question[0][1][0][0]='List of authors improperly formatted.'; question[0][1][0][1] = 0; question[0][1][1] = new Array(); question[0][1][1][0]='None of the cited references is more current than 2000.'; question[0][1][1][1] = 1; question[0][1][2] = new Array(); question[0][1][2][0]='Date of publications omitted.'; question[0][1][2][1] = 0; question[0][1][3] = new Array(); question[0][1][3][0]='The cited publications represent different research disciplines.'; question[0][1][3][1] = 0; question[0][2] = 0; // question attempted question[0][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[0][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[0][5] = 'References Cited'; //mistake title question[0][6] = 4; // numbe rof options for question question[1] = new Array(); question[1][0]='Based on how the source is cited, what might be a likely cause of the problem?'; question[1][1] = new Array(); question[1][1][0] = new Array(); question[1][1][0][0]='List of authors is improperly formatted.'; question[1][1][0][1] = 0; question[1][1][1] = new Array(); question[1][1][1][0]='Citation is poorly identified.'; question[1][1][1][1] = 0; question[1][1][2] = new Array(); question[1][1][2][0]='Date retrieved is not included .'; question[1][1][2][1] = 1; question[1][1][3] = new Array(); question[1][1][3][0]='Date published is omitted.'; question[1][1][3][1] = 0; question[1][2] = 0; // question attempted question[1][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[1][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[1][5] = 'Accurate Citations'; //mistake title question[1][6] = 4; // numbe rof options for question question[2] = new Array(); question[2][0]='How should the investigator report the analysis?'; question[2][1] = new Array(); question[2][1][0] = new Array(); question[2][1][0][0]='Analyze and report all the data (140 cases).'; question[2][1][0][1] = 0; question[2][1][1] = new Array(); question[2][1][1][0]='Analyze and report the 91 cases verifying the theory .'; question[2][1][1][1] = 0; question[2][1][2] = new Array(); question[2][1][2][0]='Report neither.'; question[2][1][2][1] = 0; question[2][1][3] = new Array(); question[2][1][3][0]='Analyze and report both analysis, full and trimmed data set.'; question[2][1][3][1] = 1; question[2][2] = 0; // question attempted question[2][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[2][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[2][5] = 'Clarity of Research Methods – Trimming and Cooking Data'; //mistake title question[2][6] = 4; // numbe rof options for question question[3] = new Array(); question[3][0]='Which perspective has a preponderance of support?'; question[3][1] = new Array(); question[3][1][0] = new Array(); question[3][1][0][0]='Ph.D. Candidate\'s'; question[3][1][0][1] = 0; question[3][1][1] = new Array(); question[3][1][1][0]='Ph.D. Advisor'; question[3][1][1][1] = 1; question[3][2] = 0; // question attempted question[3][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[3][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[3][5] = 'Justification for Research'; //mistake title question[3][6] = 2; // number of options for question question[4] = new Array(); question[4][0]='Is the researcher\'s conclusion supported by the statistics?'; question[4][1] = new Array(); question[4][1][0] = new Array(); question[4][1][0][0]='Yes – the difference reported supports the conclusion.'; question[4][1][0][1] = 0; question[4][1][1] = new Array(); question[4][1][1][0]='No – not enough evidence reported to justify the conclusion.'; question[4][1][1][1] = 1; question[4][2] = 0; // question attempted question[4][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[4][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[4][5] = 'Interpreting Statistics'; //mistake title question[4][6] = 2; // number of options for question question[5] = new Array(); question[5][0]='Which perspective has a preponderance of support?'; question[5][1] = new Array(); question[5][1][0] = new Array(); question[5][1][0][0]='Principal Investigator\'s perspective.'; question[5][1][0][1] = 0; question[5][1][1] = new Array(); question[5][1][1][0]='Collaborator\'s perspective.'; question[5][1][1][1] = 1; question[5][2] = 0; // question attempted question[5][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[5][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[5][5] = 'Power Analysis Reporting'; //mistake title question[5][6] = 2; // number of options for question question[6] = new Array(); question[6][0]='Which perspective has a preponderance of support?'; question[6][1] = new Array(); question[6][1][0] = new Array(); question[6][1][0][0]='Staff member\'s perspective.'; question[6][1][0][1] = 1; question[6][1][1] = new Array(); question[6][1][1][0]='Physician\'s perspective.'; question[6][1][1][1] = 0; question[6][2] = 0; // question attempted question[6][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[6][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[6][5] = 'Significance Level a and the p-value'; //mistake title question[6][6] = 2; // number of options for question question[7] = new Array(); question[7][0]='How could the co-authors resolve this?'; question[7][1] = new Array(); question[7][1][0] = new Array(); question[7][1][0][0]='The authors should select the Pooled t-test.'; question[7][1][0][1] = 0; question[7][1][1] = new Array(); question[7][1][1][0]='The authors should have discussed and agreed on the appropriate test in the planning stage.'; question[7][1][1][1] = 1; question[7][2] = 0; // question attempted question[7][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[7][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[7][5] = 'Deciding on the Appropriate Statistical Methodology'; //mistake title question[7][6] = 2; // number of options for question question[8] = new Array(); question[8][0]='Which is the more appropriate unit of analysis?'; question[8][1] = new Array(); question[8][1][0] = new Array(); question[8][1][0][0]='Individual data to estimate correlation between income and education.'; question[8][1][0][1] = 1; question[8][1][1] = new Array(); question[8][1][1][0]='Averages from each state to estimate correlation between income and education.'; question[8][1][1][1] = 0; question[8][2] = 0; // question attempted question[8][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[8][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[8][5] = 'Aggregation Bias and Ecological Fallacy'; //mistake title question[8][6] = 2; // number of options for question question[9] = new Array(); question[9][0]='Is the author\'s use of the mean and SD adequate to describe the crime rate?'; question[9][1] = new Array(); question[9][1][0] = new Array(); question[9][1][0][0]='Yes – use of the mean and SD alone is adequate.'; question[9][1][0][1] = 0; question[9][1][1] = new Array(); question[9][1][1][0]='No – the author should include additional information.'; question[9][1][1][1] = 1; question[9][2] = 0; // question attempted question[9][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[9][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[9][5] = 'Distribution of a variable'; //mistake title question[9][6] = 2; // number of options for question question[10] = new Array(); question[10][0]='What mistake was made by the author?'; question[10][1] = new Array(); question[10][1][0] = new Array(); question[10][1][0][0]='There should have been more than three intervention groups.'; question[10][1][0][1] = 0; question[10][1][1] = new Array(); question[10][1][1][0]='No mistake was made.'; question[10][1][1][1] = 0; question[10][1][2] = new Array(); question[10][1][2][0]='The expected differences between each intervention group should have been stated.'; question[10][1][2][1] = 0; question[10][1][3] = new Array(); question[10][1][3][0]='The hypothesis was incorrectly stated.'; question[10][1][3][1] = 1; question[10][2] = 0; // question attempted question[10][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[10][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[10][5] = 'ANOVA Results for Experiments'; //mistake title question[10][6] = 4; // numbe rof options for question question[11] = new Array(); question[11][0]='Which position has the preponderance of support?'; question[11][1] = new Array(); question[11][1][0] = new Array(); question[11][1][0][0]='Principal investigator\'s position.'; question[11][1][0][1] = 0; question[11][1][1] = new Array(); question[11][1][1][0]='Co-principal investigator\'s position.'; question[11][1][1][1] = 1; question[11][2] = 0; // question attempted question[11][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[11][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[11][5] = 'ANOVA Results for Experiments – Multiple Comparisons'; //mistake title question[11][6] = 2; // number of options for question question[12] = new Array(); question[12][0]='How should the author report the findings?'; question[12][1] = new Array(); question[12][1][0] = new Array(); question[12][1][0][0]='The author should report the effect sizes.'; question[12][1][0][1] = 0; question[12][1][1] = new Array(); question[12][1][1][0]='The author should report just the confidence intervals for any effect sizes.'; question[12][1][1][1] = 0; question[12][1][2] = new Array(); question[12][1][2][0]='The author should report both effect sizes and confidence intervals for those effect sizes.'; question[12][1][2][1] = 1; question[12][1][3] = new Array(); question[12][1][3][0]='The author does not have to report either effect sizes or confidence intervals for those effect sizes since the tests for the contrasts were presented.'; question[12][1][3][1] = 0; question[12][2] = 0; // question attempted question[12][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[12][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[12][5] = 'ANOVA Results for Experiments – Overall Effects and Effect Sizes Statistics'; //mistake title question[12][6] = 4; // numbe rof options for question question[13] = new Array(); question[13][0]='What additional statistic(s) should the author include to make his case more compelling?'; question[13][1] = new Array(); question[13][1][0] = new Array(); question[13][1][0][0]='The standard error of the estimate or confidence intervals.'; question[13][1][0][1] = 1; question[13][1][1] = new Array(); question[13][1][1][0]='Chi-square statistic.'; question[13][1][1][1] = 0; question[13][1][2] = new Array(); question[13][1][2][0]='Nothing more is recommended.'; question[13][1][2][1] = 0; question[13][1][3] = new Array(); question[13][1][3][0]='Degrees of freedom.'; question[13][1][3][1] = 0; question[13][2] = 0; // question attempted question[13][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[13][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[13][5] = 'Reporting Statistical Significance'; //mistake title question[13][6] = 4; // numbe rof options for question question[14] = new Array(); question[14][0]='How might the data be more accurately portrayed?'; question[14][1] = new Array(); question[14][1][0] = new Array(); question[14][1][0][0]='Remove outliers and adjust scales of measurements.'; question[14][1][0][1] = 1; question[14][1][1] = new Array(); question[14][1][1][0]='Remove outliers only.'; question[14][1][1][1] = 0; question[14][1][2] = new Array(); question[14][1][2][0]='Keep the data as it is, which is adequately represented by the graph.'; question[14][1][2][1] = 0; question[14][1][3] = new Array(); question[14][1][3][0]='Reanalyze with fewer cities.'; question[14][1][3][1] = 0; question[14][2] = 0; // question attempted question[14][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[14][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[14][5] = 'Reporting Graphical Information'; //mistake title question[14][6] = 4; // numbe rof options for question question[15] = new Array(); question[15][0]='Should any additional information be discussed that identifies the substantive pattern of association between the categories of the two variables?'; question[15][1] = new Array(); question[15][1][0] = new Array(); question[15][1][0][0]='Yes, additional information would be beneficial.'; question[15][1][0][1] = 1; question[15][1][1] = new Array(); question[15][1][1][0]='No, the information provided is adequate.'; question[15][1][1][1] = 0; question[15][2] = 0; // question attempted question[15][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[15][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[15][5] = 'Reporting Results of a Test of Association from Tabulated Data'; //mistake title question[15][6] = 2; // number of options for question question[16] = new Array(); question[16][0]='Does the author\'s footnote adequately explain the missing values?'; question[16][1] = new Array(); question[16][1][0] = new Array(); question[16][1][0][0]='Yes, the explanation for missing values is sufficient.'; question[16][1][0][1] = 0; question[16][1][1] = new Array(); question[16][1][1][0]='No, the author needs to provide more information.'; question[16][1][1][1] = 1; question[16][2] = 0; // question attempted question[16][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[16][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[16][5] = 'Dealing with Missing Values'; //mistake title question[16][6] = 2; // number of options for question question[17] = new Array(); question[17][0]='How should the researcher proceed?'; question[17][1] = new Array(); question[17][1][0] = new Array(); question[17][1][0][0]='The researchers should assume the self-disclosure policy of the new journal will be the same as the previous journal which she has published in.'; question[17][1][0][1] = 0; question[17][1][1] = new Array(); question[17][1][1][0]='Since the topic of her research varies somewhat from what the researcher has reported in previous publication, she does not have to disclose a potential COI.'; question[17][1][1][1] = 0; question[17][1][2] = new Array(); question[17][1][2][0]='The researcher should determine if the new journal has a self-disclosure policy for COI.'; question[17][1][2][1] = 0; question[17][1][3] = new Array(); question[17][1][3][0]='The researcher should determine if the new journal has a self-disclosure policy and scrutinize how COI is defined.'; question[17][1][3][1] = 1; question[17][2] = 0; // question attempted question[17][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[17][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[17][5] = 'Conflict of Interest Disclosure'; //mistake title question[17][6] = 4; // numbe rof options for question question[18] = new Array(); question[18][0]='Has the researcher made an error in judgment?'; question[18][1] = new Array(); question[18][1][0] = new Array(); question[18][1][0][0]='No, as the author of the previous material, he is not obliged to cite his published work.'; question[18][1][0][1] = 0; question[18][1][1] = new Array(); question[18][1][1][0]='Yes, despite being the author of the material, he is obliged to cite his published work, whether the material is paraphrased or taken whole.'; question[18][1][1][1] = 1; question[18][2] = 0; // question attempted question[18][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[18][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[18][5] = 'Self-plagiarism'; //mistake title question[18][6] = 2; // number of options for question question[19] = new Array(); question[19][0]='What mistake did the author commit?'; question[19][1] = new Array(); question[19][1][0] = new Array(); question[19][1][0][0]='Failure to read an entire article compromises one’s ability to discern subtle conceptual and methodological issues not revealed in abstracts.'; question[19][1][0][1] = 1; question[19][1][1] = new Array(); question[19][1][1][0]='The author should have also read the Discussion section.'; question[19][1][1][1] = 0; question[19][1][2] = new Array(); question[19][1][2][0]='The authors should have also read the Introduction section.'; question[19][1][2][1] = 0; question[19][1][3] = new Array(); question[19][1][3][0]='The practice is acceptable because abstracts represent the essence of each scientific article.'; question[19][1][3][1] = 0; question[19][2] = 0; // question attempted question[19][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[19][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[19][5] = 'Completeness of Literature Review'; //mistake title question[19][6] = 4; // numbe rof options for question question[20] = new Array(); question[20][0]='How should the epidemiologist have proceeded?'; question[20][1] = new Array(); question[20][1][0] = new Array(); question[20][1][0][0]='Should not have coined a new term in an article targeting a general scientific audience.'; question[20][1][0][1] = 0; question[20][1][1] = new Array(); question[20][1][1][0]='Should first spell out the new term, followed by the acronym in parentheses.'; question[20][1][1][1] = 1; question[20][1][2] = new Array(); question[20][1][2][0]='Should present the acronym first followed by spelling out the term.'; question[20][1][2][1] = 0; question[20][1][3] = new Array(); question[20][1][3][0]='Should not have used an acronym at all.'; question[20][1][3][1] = 0; question[20][2] = 0; // question attempted question[20][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[20][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[20][5] = 'Use of Acronyms'; //mistake title question[20][6] = 4; // numbe rof options for question question[21] = new Array(); question[21][0]='How should the scientist proceed?'; question[21][1] = new Array(); question[21][1][0] = new Array(); question[21][1][0][0]='The titles should be more different.'; question[21][1][0][1] = 0; question[21][1][1] = new Array(); question[21][1][1][0]='The abstracts should have had more substantial differences.'; question[21][1][1][1] = 0; question[21][1][2] = new Array(); question[21][1][2][0]='This practice is acceptable.'; question[21][1][2][1] = 0; question[21][1][3] = new Array(); question[21][1][3][0]='The editor of the second journal should be notified about the earlier article accepted for publication.'; question[21][1][3][1] = 1; question[21][2] = 0; // question attempted question[21][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[21][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[21][5] = 'Duplicative Publications'; //mistake title question[21][6] = 4; // numbe rof options for question question[22] = new Array(); question[22][0]='What issue is raised that could compromise research integrity?'; question[22][1] = new Array(); question[22][1][0] = new Array(); question[22][1][0][0]='Conflict of interest.'; question[22][1][0][1] = 1; question[22][1][1] = new Array(); question[22][1][1][0]='Practicing selective reporting.'; question[22][1][1][1] = 0; question[22][1][2] = new Array(); question[22][1][2][0]='Reporting conclusions that are not supported.'; question[22][1][2][1] = 0; question[22][1][3] = new Array(); question[22][1][3][0]='Ignoring just attribution of authorship.'; question[22][1][3][1] = 0; question[22][2] = 0; // question attempted question[22][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[22][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[22][5] = 'Limitations on Publishing'; //mistake title question[22][6] = 4; // numbe rof options for question question[23] = new Array(); question[23][0]='Which perspective has the preponderance of support?'; question[23][1] = new Array(); question[23][1][0] = new Array(); question[23][1][0][0]='PI\' perspective – a researcher should be able to submit as many articles as one can from a study.'; question[23][1][0][1] = 0; question[23][1][1] = new Array(); question[23][1][1][0]='Co-PI\'s perspective – the number should be based on the significance of each submission.'; question[23][1][1][1] = 1; question[23][2] = 0; // question attempted question[23][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[23][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[23][5] = 'Author Engages in Fragmentary Publications'; //mistake title question[23][6] = 2; // number of options for question question[24] = new Array(); question[24][0]='What mistake does Dr. Clemson make?'; question[24][1] = new Array(); question[24][1][0] = new Array(); question[24][1][0][0]='Failure to keep confidentiality.'; question[24][1][0][1] = 0; question[24][1][1] = new Array(); question[24][1][1][0]='Offering gift authorship.'; question[24][1][1][1] = 0; question[24][1][2] = new Array(); question[24][1][2][0]='Seeking prestige authorship.'; question[24][1][2][1] = 1; question[24][1][3] = new Array(); question[24][1][3][0]='Practicing ghost authorship.'; question[24][1][3][1] = 0; question[24][2] = 0; // question attempted question[24][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[24][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[24][5] = 'Level of Contribution'; //mistake title question[24][6] = 4; // numbe rof options for question question[25] = new Array(); question[25][0]='Are the study results still valid?'; question[25][1] = new Array(); question[25][1][0] = new Array(); question[25][1][0][0]='No statistical test produces valid results if the sampling was done incorrectly.'; question[25][1][0][1] = 1; question[25][1][1] = new Array(); question[25][1][1][0]='Since all of the patients were recruited in the same manner (all through a convenience sample) the inferences are still valid.'; question[25][1][1][1] = 0; question[25][1][2] = new Array(); question[25][1][2][0]='The results are still valid it the data is analyzed with an alternative analytic tool.'; question[25][1][2][1] = 0; question[25][1][3] = new Array(); question[25][1][3][0]='Since the lead author was not responsible for monitoring data collection activities, the inferences remain valid.'; question[25][1][3][1] = 0; question[25][2] = 0; // question attempted question[25][3] = 0; // question answered correctly question[25][4] = -1; // response number 0-3 question[25][5] = 'Due Diligence'; //mistake title question[25][6] = 4; // numbe rof options for question function updateParScoremain(mistnum,response,correctanswer) { //document.write(correctanswer); mistnum-=1; tot_attempt += 1; question[mistnum][2]=1; if(correctanswer == 1) { question[mistnum][3]=1; tot_correct += 1; } question[mistnum][4]=response; //document.write(mistnum); } function viewperformacemain(fname,lname,affili) { opfname=fname; oplname=lname; 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