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Re:Average IQ scores seem to have been falling and populatio... by Idontknowmyuser on Friday September 29, 2017 @07:30AM (#15364366)
You only do enough research to get the p values just right so you can publish. Scientists are not rewarded for more investigations that might weaken their theory.
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Re:Average IQ scores seem to have been falling and populatio... by fortythirteen on Friday September 29, 2017 @11:05AM (#15365913)
And then a lazy journalist publishes a headline inflating the results, and the average person unquestioningly believes it, lowering our collective IQ.
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Re:Average IQ scores seem to have been falling and populatio... by iTokio on Friday September 29, 2017 @10:45AM (#15365726)
P-hacking or how to sell your scientist soul.
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