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Re:Robot scientist finds less than one third of scientific r... by Bancakes on Friday April 08, 2022 @04:01AM (#30954489)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypergeometric_distribution

If it doesn't work for a well-picked sample, it probably doesn't work for the real world.

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Re:Robot scientist finds less than one third of scientific r... by lol_what on Friday April 08, 2022 @01:05PM (#30959712)
things like replication crisis being a matter of discourse is part of the scientific process. scientists notice results don't add up and slowly over time the thing corrects.
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