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Re:Most Published Research Findings Are False (2005) by aceon48 on Monday January 28, 2019 @10:16AM (#19018023)
I learned this in middle school during the Science Fair. My experiment didn't work. Up against the deadline and not wanting a 0, I simply made up the data. I got a nice big A. Probably exactly what happens in the real world too.
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Re:Most Published Research Findings Are False (2005) by droussel on Monday January 28, 2019 @12:41PM (#19019366)
If you would have gotten a 0 then your science teachers failed you I'd say. A failed experiment is just as valid a result as a successful one if the goal is to gather data.
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Re:Most Published Research Findings Are False (2005) by inetknght on Monday January 28, 2019 @11:53AM (#19018959)
What was your experiment?
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