How I can reply to this discussion? The reality of the world we live in is that you are only as good as your last successful project. Care needs to be taken in terms of the academic papers used for research, or the data acquired from other departments, especially if it is to be used on your project. Note; in a study on background research papers retracted for fraud (data fabrication or data falsification), Steen (2010) noted that there was signicantly more fraud than error among retracted papers from the (x**2= 8.71; p<0.05). Relying on research that has been replicated (or makes it easy for other researchers to do so) is one step towards minimizing a potential hazard. If you had been supplied with data or a research paper for your project, based on the above how would you determine whether or not to use this data or paper and minimize your risk? If you have other comments on this topic feel free to contribute.