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05-21-2015, 12:32 PM
Study on gay marriage published in respected Science journal is retracted because graduate assistant 'faked data'
The study was original published in the journal Science, in December
It found that people's opinions on same-sex marriage could change after short conversations with members of the gay community
Columbia University political science Professor Donald Green retracted the study on Wednesday
20 May 2015
A study on gay marriage that was widely covered has been retracted, on allegations that one of the authors forged data.
The study 'When contact changes minds: An experiment on transmission of support of gay marriage' was published in the journal Science in December and reported that most subjects' opinions on same-sex marriage changed after short conversations with members of the gay community.
However, when a group at UC Berkeley took an interest in the study, and tried to replicate it, they found they were not getting the same results as the progressive responses reported in Science.
Columbia University political science professor Donald Green, one of the co-authors of the study, decided to retract the study on Wednesday, after talking to one of his graduate assistants on Tuesday who failed to provide evidence of the data he collected.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/05/21/05/28EC630300000578-3090452-image-m-10_1432182036279.jpghttp://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/05/21/05/28EC5FB400000578-3090452-image-a-11_1432182042148.jpg
Thrown out: A study on gay marriage opinions was retracted Wednesday by Columbia University Professor Donald Green (left). Green, one of the co-authors of the study, said he retracted it after questions were raised about the data obtained by another author, UCLA graduate assistant Michael LaCour (right)
'I am deeply embarrassed by this turn of events and apologize to the editors, reviewers, and readers of Science,' Green told the blog Retraction Watch.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3090452/Study-gay-marriage-opinions-retracted-graduate-assistant-faked-data.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3090452/Study-gay-marriage-opinions-retracted-graduate-assistant-faked-data.html#ixzz3anbYzIgI)
The study was original published in the journal Science, in December
It found that people's opinions on same-sex marriage could change after short conversations with members of the gay community
Columbia University political science Professor Donald Green retracted the study on Wednesday
20 May 2015
A study on gay marriage that was widely covered has been retracted, on allegations that one of the authors forged data.
The study 'When contact changes minds: An experiment on transmission of support of gay marriage' was published in the journal Science in December and reported that most subjects' opinions on same-sex marriage changed after short conversations with members of the gay community.
However, when a group at UC Berkeley took an interest in the study, and tried to replicate it, they found they were not getting the same results as the progressive responses reported in Science.
Columbia University political science professor Donald Green, one of the co-authors of the study, decided to retract the study on Wednesday, after talking to one of his graduate assistants on Tuesday who failed to provide evidence of the data he collected.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/05/21/05/28EC630300000578-3090452-image-m-10_1432182036279.jpghttp://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/05/21/05/28EC5FB400000578-3090452-image-a-11_1432182042148.jpg
Thrown out: A study on gay marriage opinions was retracted Wednesday by Columbia University Professor Donald Green (left). Green, one of the co-authors of the study, said he retracted it after questions were raised about the data obtained by another author, UCLA graduate assistant Michael LaCour (right)
'I am deeply embarrassed by this turn of events and apologize to the editors, reviewers, and readers of Science,' Green told the blog Retraction Watch.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3090452/Study-gay-marriage-opinions-retracted-graduate-assistant-faked-data.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3090452/Study-gay-marriage-opinions-retracted-graduate-assistant-faked-data.html#ixzz3anbYzIgI)