Data archiving in animal experimentation: merits, challenges, and a case study.
Electronic data archives may supplement the traditional peer-reviewed journal article. The merits of data archiving include public service, a more complete research project, overcoming barriers to limited-access research resources, and increasing the impact of a scientific project. A case study of chimpanzee timing performance in space is derived from the NASA Life Sciences Data Archive (http://lsdajsc. nasagov). An analysis of the archived data suggests that the scalar property (a form of Weber's law) applies to timed performance of a chimpanzee in orbit of the earth. Challenges associated with data archives are discussed. Although significant challenges are associated with archiving electronic data, these difficulties are outweighed by its merits.
Crystal
Jonathon D
JD
Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-3013, USA. jcrystal@uga.edu
D032761:Animal Experimentation / Q000941:ethics*; D000818:Animals; D001109:Archives; D004581:Electronics / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans