There are numerous articles that deal with legal and ethical pitfalls related to misinterpretation, lack of reliability and validity of data. We are all aware of the popular usage of references and resources chosen not for their own unquestionable authenticity and validity but rather chosen to support a specific leaning, point of view, or action. The adage about using statistics in any way one wants emphasizes the frequency of data mishandling.

Reviewing scandals of our recent corporate past and please answer the following:
- How did the company you have researched use or misuse data to support their decisions?
- What were the results of this mishandling?
- Interactive: Focus on one other corporate entity of your choice from such institutions as banking, lending, mortgage institutions, telecommunication, automobile industry, insurance companies etc. How did this company misuse data?
- Respond to one other learner and discuss the ethical implications of this case.
- Interactive: Respond to another learner's post and discuss the implications of this different case.

Objective: The Objective of the Unit 3 DB Assignment will involve the following the Course Outcomes and Grading Criteria with their respective percentages for the :

- Summarize the role of decision making in business.

- Explain the roles of emotion and fairness in decision making.

- Use effective communication techniques.

- Apply the standard of APA Style to all research and writing tasks.

- Apply critical thinking skills to analyze business situations.

- Apply principles of quantitative and qualitative research to business cases.

- Recognize situations that present potential legal and ethical issues and develop solutions for those issues.