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The bad luck of improper data interpretation

27 pointsby thanatosminover 10 years ago

2 comments

dangover 10 years ago
There are two reasonable posts about this, but the other one (<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8827949" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=8827949</a>) seems slightly more informative, so we&#x27;re treating this one as the dupe.
defenestrationover 10 years ago
I couldn&#x27;t agree more with: &#x27;This article seems to be the product of lax peer review and pressure to over-interpret data to boost public interest. Both of these provide short-term gain to those involved but in the long run corrupt the scientific literature and erode public trust in science. Don&#x27;t do it!&#x27;