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Re:Stanford president resigns over manipulated research, wil... by mcpackieh on Thursday July 20, 2023 @02:14AM (#36797384)
> without reporting the failed hypotheses(p hacking).

This one is so subtle, it's probable that many of the people doing it don't even realize they're doing something wrong.

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Re:Stanford president resigns over manipulated research, wil... by jbreckmckye on Thursday July 20, 2023 @07:53AM (#36799228)
That's the plausible deniability - how do you distinguish between deliberate p-hacking and just incompetence? Or even a plain mistake?
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