Table 1

Importance of ethical issues (Survey 1)

ItemMean
(1=not important at all, 5=absolutely essential)
n=16
SD
Potential to stigmatise identifiable groups or populations5.00.00
Privacy of individuals whose data are contained in the databases4.90.35
Validity of big data analytic tools4.40.50
Potential bias introduced by big data analytic tools4.30.70
Alignment of the interests of scientists, funding agency and the intended beneficiaries4.10.70
Benefit sharing between scientists and survey respondents4.00.90
Power and economic disparities between scientists and survey respondents3.80.75