In a longitudinal study that will follow children from kindergarten through high school and will collect information about illeg
al activities, which of the following confidentiality procedures would protect against compelled disclosure of individually identifiable information? A) Using data encryption for stored files.B) Securing a Certificate of Confidentiality.C) Waiving documentation of consent.D) Using pseudonyms in research reports
The correct option is : B) Securing a Certificate of Confidentiality
Explanation:
The Certificates of Confidentiality are issued by the National Institutes of Health and other Health and Human Service agencies. This certificate protects the privacy of the subject, by <u>prohibiting the sensitive, identifiable information from getting disclosed forcefully</u>. Therefore, the information can not be disclosed without the consent of the individual, to which it belongs.
<u>Therefore, in the given example, </u><u>Securing a Certificate of Confidentiality</u><u> will help in keeping the </u><u>individually identifiable information confidential</u><u>.</u>
Reading a single review of a movie can be informative, but reading a synthesis of many reviews of the same movie can be much more informative about the effect the movie had across many individuals. This notion is analogous to the research strategy known as meta- analysis.
