Using Old Data: When Is It Appropriate?
探讨了在何种情况下使用旧数据检验假设是合理的，定义了“旧数据”的含义，并提出了三个正当使用条件，对研究者和期刊审稿人具有参考价值。
Researchers and gatekeepers lack clarity about the circumstances under which using old data to test hypotheses is appropriate or inappropriate. In response to this complex issue, we first define what makes data “old.” We then suggest that using old data is justifiable (a) when examining a past event, (b) when recent data are not available, or (c) when the data were collected painstakingly. Scholars should avoid using old data if none of these conditions exist. Further, authors should be forthcoming about the age of their data and, in the case of a rejected journal submission, update the data whenever possible.