Research Methodology · Research Aptitude

Consider the following statements regarding the procedures and safeguards for ensuring ethics when involving human participants in research: I. Institutional ethics committees evaluate research proposals to ensure appropriate safeguards are established before the research begins. II. A primary way to ensure ethics is obtaining informed consent by clearly explaining the study's purpose, procedures, risks, and benefits. III. Researchers are advised to obtain approval from ethics committees only after the data collection process has fully concluded. IV. Maintaining confidentiality requires that data is stored securely and used exclusively for research purposes. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: