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Table 4 The number of students who witnessed scientific misconduct cases in their surroundings during the last 12 months

From: Status of scientific research integrity knowledge in dental undergraduates from 34 universities in China

Item

Northern

(160)

Southern

(910)

Eastern

(42)

Western

(309)

Central

(94)

Total

(1514)

Fabricated data?

8 (5.00%)

34 (3.74%)

1 (2.44%)

10 (3.24%)

11 (11.70%)

64 (4.23%)

Falsified data?

10 (6.25%)

37 (4.07%)

1 (2.44%)

13 (4.21%)

10 (10.64%)

71 (4.69%)

Plagiarized?

12 (7.50%)

43 (4.73%)

3 (7.32%)

15 (4.85%)

6 (6.38%)

79 (5.22%)

Presented results in some other misleading way?

16 (10.00%)

32 (3.52%)

3 (7.32%)

45 (14.56%)

6 (6.38%)

102 (6.74%)

  1. The number given refers to the percentage (%) of respondents answering “yes” to the questions