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[–] derram 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

https://archive.fo/EqmM2 :

Many scientific studies can’t be replicated. That’s a problem. - The Washington Post

'There are about 1.5 million scientific studies published a year, he said. '

'The new paper, titled "Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science," was published Thursday in the journal Science. '

'Over the course of four years, 270 researchers attempted to reproduce the results of 100 experiments that had been published in three prestigious psychology journals. '

'He published a paper in 2005 with the instantly notorious title, "Why Most Published Research Findings Are False."'

'Moreover, there's the phenomenon of "publication bias.” Journals are naturally eager to publish significant results rather than null results. '


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