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Question 45

An epidemiologist is constructing a mathematical network model to simulate the spread of a rare infectious pathogen within a small, isolated rural village of 50 residents. They collect detailed daily contact logs and individual health status data from every resident to parameterise the model, with the intention of publishing the complete, anonymised network graph in a scientific journal.

Briefly explain one ethical issue the epidemiologist would need to consider in this study.

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  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Scientific processes

689 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Scientific processes. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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