When presenting results, Sammons (1989) says that researchers must "attempt to influence, even if they cannot determine, the way in which their data are ultimately disseminated and used" (p. 39). She also suggests that responsible researchers must know and understand the statistical techniques and tests they use in their research, especially if they are depending on computer statistics programs (p. 50).
Plagiarism is also an ethical issue in research reporting. According to the Swazy, Anderson, and Lewis (1993) study, of the nearly 1,200 faculty members responding, "nearly a third of faculty claim to have observed student plagiarism" (p. 545). Donald Buzzelli (1993), a senior scientist in the Office of Inspector General at the National Science Foundation also reports that "most of NSF's major [ethics] cases have involved plagiarism" (p. 585)
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