CITI module

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Question 1

Question What are the three main goals of data lifecycle management (DLM)?
Your Answer Confidentiality, availability, and integrity
Result Correct
Comment The first two goals of information protection, confidentiality and availability, entail that data access should be limited to authorized users, while ensuring that data are available to those who should have access. Maintaining the trustworthiness, or integrity, of the data is the third goal of DLM.

Question 2

Question Which of the following is true regarding data acquisition?
Your Answer Data acquisition should follow a detailed collection plan that is set in advance.
Result Correct
Comment Data acquisition planning should be detailed and set in advance. If adjustments are needed as the project unfolds, they should be carefully noted along with the reasons for the change. This responsibility should not be outsourced to others.

Question 3

Question In the research context, the term validity most commonly refers to:
Your Answer Whether operationalized terms actually measure what they purport to measure.
Result Correct
Comment In the research context, validity refers to the notion of whether operationalized terms actually measure what they purport to measure.

Question 4

Question Which of the following statements is true concerning data selection?
Your Answer Establishing a data selection strategy prior to collecting data decreases the chance of a biased outcome.
Result Correct
Comment The data selection strategy should be planned in advance to minimize bias. The selection strategy is an essential part of the research plan, but there is no federal mandate for it.

Question 5

Question Which of the following is true regarding data sharing and stewardship?
Your Answer Researchers who receive federal funding may have to adhere to a data sharing requirement.
Result Correct
Comment Data sharing requirements are common, especially when researchers are funded by federal agencies. Obligations to protect data can continue as long as the data are held. Researchers are not exempt from national security concerns.