Lack of ethics or lack of knowledge? European upper secondary students’ doubts and misconceptions about integrity issues

Table 14 Predicted probabilities for QAP ‘Deleted deviating data points based on a gut feeling that they were inaccurate’. For each level of uncertainty and stated knowledge the probability that participants with this level of uncertainty/knowledge engage in this QAP is indicated (n = 902)

Uncertainty concerning data^a	Probability of engaging in the QAP
Yes, many times	0.69
Yes, a few times	0.61
Yes, once	0.53
No	0.44
Self-reported knowledge	Probability of engaging in the QAP
1 SD below Mean	0.57
Mean	0.53
1 SD above Mean	0.48

^aBased on the question: ‘Over the past 12 months, have you been in a situation where you were unsure how to behave in an ethically correct manner in relation to collection, analysis and presentation of data?’

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