2,330 rated or chosen profiles from 247 respondents, in up to 5 tasks of 2 profiles varying on 7 attributes.
| Description | 247 political scientists (APSA members) each chose which of 2 hypothetical published studies was more ethical in up to 5 tasks; studies varied in author affiliation, author rank, outlet, conclusions, study type, location and sample size. |
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| Reference | Costa, M., Crabtree, C., Holbein, J. B., & Landgrave, M. (2023). Is that ethical? An exploration of political scientists' views on research ethics. Research & Politics, 10(4). |
| DOI | 10.1177/20531680231209553 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Source data | https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/KYPWD |
These notes describe the source data, which the IRW reproduces as released. All notes are listed on the Data Notes page.
| Respondents | 247 |
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| Rows (one per respondent, task and profile) | 2,330 |
| Tasks per respondent (most) | 5 |
| Profiles per task | 2 |
| Attributes | 7 |
| Tasks with no profile chosen | 0 |
| Topic | other |
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| A profile represents | message |
| Country | unknown |
| Language shown | en |
| Language of stored levels | en |
| Randomization restrictions | unknown |
| Task order | recorded in the deposit |
| Profile position | recorded in the deposit |
Outcomes:
| choice | If you had to choose, which of the two studies would you say is more ethical? [choice, forced] |
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attr_author_affiliationattr_author_rankattr_conclusionsattr_location_of_studyattr_publication_outletattr_sample_sizeattr_study_typeattrpos_author_affiliationattrpos_author_rankattrpos_conclusionsattrpos_location_of_studyattrpos_publication_outletattrpos_sample_sizeattrpos_study_typechoicecov_gendercov_positioncov_rankcov_subfieldidprofiletask
The layout (one row per respondent, task and profile; choice/rating outcomes; attr_ columns holding each attribute level as displayed) is defined in the IRW conjoint standard. What the outcomes asked is under Design above.
Or load it directly in R or Python (both need a free Redivis account; the first call opens a browser to sign in):
# R
install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("itemresponsewarehouse/Rpkg")
library(irw)
df <- irw_fetch("costa_2023_research_ethics", source = "conj")
# Python
pip install irw
import irw
df = irw.fetch("costa_2023_research_ethics", source="conj")
@article{Costa_2023, title={Is that ethical? An exploration of political scientists’ views on research ethics}, volume={10}, ISSN={2053-1680}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20531680231209553}, DOI={10.1177/20531680231209553}, number={4}, journal={Research & Politics}, publisher={SAGE Publications}, author={Costa, Mia and Crabtree, Charles and Holbein, John B. and Landgrave, Michelangelo}, year={2023}, month=Oct }
| IRW version | v584 |
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| Redivis dataset | irw_conjoint v4.2 |
| Redivis dataset DOI | 10.57761/qkye-q530 |
| Manifest pin for this IRW version | v4.2 |
| Metadata source | irw_meta v44.0 |