Confidentiality

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Definition:
Researchers must keep the identities of participants confidential.

spoken, written,acted on, etc.,instrict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark. indicating confidence or intimacy; imparting private matters: a confidential tone of voice. having another's trust or confidence; entrusted with secrets or private affairs: a confidential secretary. bearing the classification confidential, usually being above restricted and below secret. limited to persons authorized to use information,documents,etc.,so classified

Examples:
Must report their data in such a way that no particular piece of information can be associated with any specific participants.

Analogies:
Just as friends confide in their close friends, doctors and nurses must keep information and results between themselves and patients confidential.

Mnemonics:
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