Error in master's thesis, I do not know what to do
I successfully defended my master's thesis last December.
I had 18/20 and it went well. However, my adviser invited me to carry out research in the area, which I accepted.
When I was writing the first paper, I noticed a big error in the data analysis. This does not affect the conclusions and the values of the estimates are very similar (with and without the error) the question is what do I do now? I'm afraid to tell my advisor and they cancel my master's degree. What do you think? My ethics does not allow me to write the paper again with the error, but if correct my advisor will find ..
Any suggestions? I'm sure no one will notice the error, but I do not know.
I´m very afraid of this
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I successfully defended my master's thesis last December.
I had 18/20 and it went well. However, my adviser invited me to carry out research in the area, which I accepted.
When I was writing the first paper, I noticed a big error in the data analysis. This does not affect the conclusions and the values of the estimates are very similar (with and without the error) the question is what do I do now? I'm afraid to tell my advisor and they cancel my master's degree. What do you think? My ethics does not allow me to write the paper again with the error, but if correct my advisor will find ..
Any suggestions? I'm sure no one will notice the error, but I do not know.
I´m very afraid of this
Thank You
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I successfully defended my master's thesis last December.
I had 18/20 and it went well. However, my adviser invited me to carry out research in the area, which I accepted.
When I was writing the first paper, I noticed a big error in the data analysis. This does not affect the conclusions and the values of the estimates are very similar (with and without the error) the question is what do I do now? I'm afraid to tell my advisor and they cancel my master's degree. What do you think? My ethics does not allow me to write the paper again with the error, but if correct my advisor will find ..
Any suggestions? I'm sure no one will notice the error, but I do not know.
I´m very afraid of this
Thank You
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I successfully defended my master's thesis last December.
I had 18/20 and it went well. However, my adviser invited me to carry out research in the area, which I accepted.
When I was writing the first paper, I noticed a big error in the data analysis. This does not affect the conclusions and the values of the estimates are very similar (with and without the error) the question is what do I do now? I'm afraid to tell my advisor and they cancel my master's degree. What do you think? My ethics does not allow me to write the paper again with the error, but if correct my advisor will find ..
Any suggestions? I'm sure no one will notice the error, but I do not know.
I´m very afraid of this
Thank You
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Revoking an earned degree is exceedingly rare and would probably be appropriate only for serious and intentional errors such as fraud. I think you can rest easy on that.
Talk to your advisor and lay it all out. It is better that you find and reveal the errors than if someone else does. Going forward you can still publish, but it will need to be based on correct data, analysis, and interpretations.
It is common in research for errors to appear in old work. It is certainly not a unique occurrence. Attempting to conceal it would be the worst path of all.
answered 7 hours ago
BuffyBuffy
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thank you I already sent an email to ask for a meeting. ´The error is very simple to explain, in the regression, I used industrial variables and made the mistake of 50 companies belonging to two industries (ie = 1 in two different industries) and this slightly changes my results (but not the conclusions). What I'm going to do is publish the paper with the corrected estimates.
– alexz123456
6 hours ago
That sounds exactly right. Making an error is not fatal. Hiding an error, so you mislead others and know you are doing so would be more of a problem. Fixing it is a good idea :)
– Stilez
2 hours ago
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You already stated that you do not plan to continue using the erroneous solution. I think this is the right decision, since using a wrong method knowingly is worse than using it by mistake. Additionally, a Master's thesis has less impact than a paper.
Can it have consequences? If the thesis already has been defended and graded, I cannot see any coming. We all make mistakes, that is no academic misconduct.
Oops I was too slow. Buffys answer says it all.
answered 7 hours ago
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Revoking an earned degree is exceedingly rare and would probably be appropriate only for serious and intentional errors such as fraud. I think you can rest easy on that.
Talk to your advisor and lay it all out. It is better that you find and reveal the errors than if someone else does. Going forward you can still publish, but it will need to be based on correct data, analysis, and interpretations.
It is common in research for errors to appear in old work. It is certainly not a unique occurrence. Attempting to conceal it would be the worst path of all.
answered 7 hours ago
BuffyBuffy
53.1k15170264
thank you I already sent an email to ask for a meeting. ´The error is very simple to explain, in the regression, I used industrial variables and made the mistake of 50 companies belonging to two industries (ie = 1 in two different industries) and this slightly changes my results (but not the conclusions). What I'm going to do is publish the paper with the corrected estimates.
– alexz123456
6 hours ago
That sounds exactly right. Making an error is not fatal. Hiding an error, so you mislead others and know you are doing so would be more of a problem. Fixing it is a good idea :)
– Stilez
2 hours ago
add a comment |
Revoking an earned degree is exceedingly rare and would probably be appropriate only for serious and intentional errors such as fraud. I think you can rest easy on that.
Talk to your advisor and lay it all out. It is better that you find and reveal the errors than if someone else does. Going forward you can still publish, but it will need to be based on correct data, analysis, and interpretations.
It is common in research for errors to appear in old work. It is certainly not a unique occurrence. Attempting to conceal it would be the worst path of all.
answered 7 hours ago
BuffyBuffy
53.1k15170264
thank you I already sent an email to ask for a meeting. ´The error is very simple to explain, in the regression, I used industrial variables and made the mistake of 50 companies belonging to two industries (ie = 1 in two different industries) and this slightly changes my results (but not the conclusions). What I'm going to do is publish the paper with the corrected estimates.
– alexz123456
6 hours ago
That sounds exactly right. Making an error is not fatal. Hiding an error, so you mislead others and know you are doing so would be more of a problem. Fixing it is a good idea :)
– Stilez
2 hours ago
add a comment |
Revoking an earned degree is exceedingly rare and would probably be appropriate only for serious and intentional errors such as fraud. I think you can rest easy on that.
Talk to your advisor and lay it all out. It is better that you find and reveal the errors than if someone else does. Going forward you can still publish, but it will need to be based on correct data, analysis, and interpretations.
It is common in research for errors to appear in old work. It is certainly not a unique occurrence. Attempting to conceal it would be the worst path of all.
answered 7 hours ago
BuffyBuffy
53.1k15170264
Revoking an earned degree is exceedingly rare and would probably be appropriate only for serious and intentional errors such as fraud. I think you can rest easy on that.
Talk to your advisor and lay it all out. It is better that you find and reveal the errors than if someone else does. Going forward you can still publish, but it will need to be based on correct data, analysis, and interpretations.
It is common in research for errors to appear in old work. It is certainly not a unique occurrence. Attempting to conceal it would be the worst path of all.
answered 7 hours ago
BuffyBuffy
53.1k15170264
answered 7 hours ago
BuffyBuffy
53.1k15170264
answered 7 hours ago
BuffyBuffy
53.1k15170264
answered 7 hours ago
BuffyBuffy
53.1k15170264
53.1k15170264
thank you I already sent an email to ask for a meeting. ´The error is very simple to explain, in the regression, I used industrial variables and made the mistake of 50 companies belonging to two industries (ie = 1 in two different industries) and this slightly changes my results (but not the conclusions). What I'm going to do is publish the paper with the corrected estimates.
– alexz123456
6 hours ago
That sounds exactly right. Making an error is not fatal. Hiding an error, so you mislead others and know you are doing so would be more of a problem. Fixing it is a good idea :)
– Stilez
2 hours ago
add a comment |
thank you I already sent an email to ask for a meeting. ´The error is very simple to explain, in the regression, I used industrial variables and made the mistake of 50 companies belonging to two industries (ie = 1 in two different industries) and this slightly changes my results (but not the conclusions). What I'm going to do is publish the paper with the corrected estimates.
– alexz123456
6 hours ago
That sounds exactly right. Making an error is not fatal. Hiding an error, so you mislead others and know you are doing so would be more of a problem. Fixing it is a good idea :)
– Stilez
2 hours ago
thank you I already sent an email to ask for a meeting. ´The error is very simple to explain, in the regression, I used industrial variables and made the mistake of 50 companies belonging to two industries (ie = 1 in two different industries) and this slightly changes my results (but not the conclusions). What I'm going to do is publish the paper with the corrected estimates.
– alexz123456
6 hours ago
thank you I already sent an email to ask for a meeting. ´The error is very simple to explain, in the regression, I used industrial variables and made the mistake of 50 companies belonging to two industries (ie = 1 in two different industries) and this slightly changes my results (but not the conclusions). What I'm going to do is publish the paper with the corrected estimates.
– alexz123456
6 hours ago
That sounds exactly right. Making an error is not fatal. Hiding an error, so you mislead others and know you are doing so would be more of a problem. Fixing it is a good idea :)
– Stilez
2 hours ago
That sounds exactly right. Making an error is not fatal. Hiding an error, so you mislead others and know you are doing so would be more of a problem. Fixing it is a good idea :)
– Stilez
2 hours ago
add a comment |
You already stated that you do not plan to continue using the erroneous solution. I think this is the right decision, since using a wrong method knowingly is worse than using it by mistake. Additionally, a Master's thesis has less impact than a paper.
Can it have consequences? If the thesis already has been defended and graded, I cannot see any coming. We all make mistakes, that is no academic misconduct.
Oops I was too slow. Buffys answer says it all.
answered 7 hours ago
carlosvalderramacarlosvalderrama
702110
The trick is to first post an answer that just saysasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfthen patch it up within 4 minutes or whatever the limit is until StackExchange starts recording the edits. For a demo, see every answer on StackOverflow.
– user1717828
2 hours ago
add a comment |
You already stated that you do not plan to continue using the erroneous solution. I think this is the right decision, since using a wrong method knowingly is worse than using it by mistake. Additionally, a Master's thesis has less impact than a paper.
Can it have consequences? If the thesis already has been defended and graded, I cannot see any coming. We all make mistakes, that is no academic misconduct.
Oops I was too slow. Buffys answer says it all.
answered 7 hours ago
carlosvalderramacarlosvalderrama
702110
The trick is to first post an answer that just saysasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfthen patch it up within 4 minutes or whatever the limit is until StackExchange starts recording the edits. For a demo, see every answer on StackOverflow.
– user1717828
2 hours ago
add a comment |
You already stated that you do not plan to continue using the erroneous solution. I think this is the right decision, since using a wrong method knowingly is worse than using it by mistake. Additionally, a Master's thesis has less impact than a paper.
Can it have consequences? If the thesis already has been defended and graded, I cannot see any coming. We all make mistakes, that is no academic misconduct.
Oops I was too slow. Buffys answer says it all.
answered 7 hours ago
carlosvalderramacarlosvalderrama
702110
You already stated that you do not plan to continue using the erroneous solution. I think this is the right decision, since using a wrong method knowingly is worse than using it by mistake. Additionally, a Master's thesis has less impact than a paper.
Can it have consequences? If the thesis already has been defended and graded, I cannot see any coming. We all make mistakes, that is no academic misconduct.
Oops I was too slow. Buffys answer says it all.
answered 7 hours ago
carlosvalderramacarlosvalderrama
702110
answered 7 hours ago
carlosvalderramacarlosvalderrama
702110
answered 7 hours ago
carlosvalderramacarlosvalderrama
702110
answered 7 hours ago
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702110
702110
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– user1717828
2 hours ago
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The trick is to first post an answer that just saysasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfthen patch it up within 4 minutes or whatever the limit is until StackExchange starts recording the edits. For a demo, see every answer on StackOverflow.
– user1717828
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The trick is to first post an answer that just says
asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdf then patch it up within 4 minutes or whatever the limit is until StackExchange starts recording the edits. For a demo, see every answer on StackOverflow.– user1717828
2 hours ago
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