Reprimand for ‘p-hacking’ is ‘important moment’ for science

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#1 Submitted by b.... on October 6, 2020 - 11:11am

A victory of sorts. This needs to be applied to privately run organisations, most notably those that run clinical trials.

#2 Submitted by ... on October 6, 2020 - 12:04pm

This is what happens when academia (regulated by govt and universities for promotion; e.g., REF) starts this 'publish or perish' mentality coupled with an obsession for statistically significant research.

Reprimand for ‘p-hacking’ is ‘important moment’ for science

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