Benjamin Disraeli once said, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics” (Vardeman). Statistics contains many different aspects. It is also important in many different fields of study like: medical, research, science, computers, etc. When people are using ethics, it is important that they remain ethical and do not publish/share unethical information. “At its core statistics is not about cleverness and technique, but rather about honesty” (Vardeman). To be an ethical statistician, it is about doing the right thing when interpreting information, even if it is the harder or unpopular thing. According to Vardeman, “Maintaining an independent and principled point-of-view is critical if a statistician hopes to avoid becoming
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Parker, a computer scientist, started considering the unethical and illegal use of computers by professionals. He gathered samples and concluded, “That when people entered the computer center, they left their ethics at the door” (Bynum, 2001). In the next two decades, computer ethics gained new momentum and importance, as Parker created books, articles, speeches and workshops. In the mid-1700s, Walter Maner created the first university computer ethics course. “His lectures and workshops highlighted questions about privacy and confidentiality, computer crime, computer decision making, technological dependence, and codes of ethics for computer professionals” (Bynum, 2001). Computer ethics saw explosive growth during the 1990s. As for the future of computer ethics, there are many different views in what will happen. One important thinker, Krystyna Gorniak-Kocikowska, has predicted that computer ethics will eventually progress into global …show more content…
For example, when working on a medical trial there are many ways a trial could be unethical. Firstly, if the scientist chooses to guess on what sample size they need instead of calculating it, ethical issues will arise. Another issue could arise, if the scientist does not relay all the information and facts to participants. This is unethical because they might not know, what the risks are of participating in the research. Lenard’s article talk about how many university are beginning to require first year students in several different degree programs to enroll in an ethics class. The purpose of this is to expose them, to ethical issues early on so they will know about ethical problems they may experience later in
Parker, a computer scientist, started considering the unethical and illegal use of computers by professionals. He gathered samples and concluded, “That when people entered the computer center, they left their ethics at the door” (Bynum, 2001). In the next two decades, computer ethics gained new momentum and importance, as Parker created books, articles, speeches and workshops. In the mid-1700s, Walter Maner created the first university computer ethics course. “His lectures and workshops highlighted questions about privacy and confidentiality, computer crime, computer decision making, technological dependence, and codes of ethics for computer professionals” (Bynum, 2001). Computer ethics saw explosive growth during the 1990s. As for the future of computer ethics, there are many different views in what will happen. One important thinker, Krystyna Gorniak-Kocikowska, has predicted that computer ethics will eventually progress into global …show more content…
For example, when working on a medical trial there are many ways a trial could be unethical. Firstly, if the scientist chooses to guess on what sample size they need instead of calculating it, ethical issues will arise. Another issue could arise, if the scientist does not relay all the information and facts to participants. This is unethical because they might not know, what the risks are of participating in the research. Lenard’s article talk about how many university are beginning to require first year students in several different degree programs to enroll in an ethics class. The purpose of this is to expose them, to ethical issues early on so they will know about ethical problems they may experience later in