Harvard professor Francesca Gino was accused of faking data

Re:Harvard professor Francesca Gino was accused of faking data by linuxftw on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @12:30PM (#36973153)

Peer review can't catch lies. It reviews your methodology and whether your findings are supported by your own data. If you outright falsify your data, peer review won't catch that. Replication catches lies.

Many studies, even those relied on for medical products, don't get replicated by independent entities.

It's safe to assume, any non-replicated study is an outright fabrication at this point.

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Re:Harvard professor Francesca Gino was accused of faking data by Georgelemental on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @01:24PM (#36973931)

These frauds weren't caught by lack of replication, they were caught because statistical analysis of the reported data showed it to be implausible.

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Re:Harvard professor Francesca Gino was accused of faking data by linuxftw on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @01:37PM (#36974133)

It wasn't the data that the study produced, it was the data the study consumed (odometer readings from insurance companies). Obviously, that is independently verifiable. Also, this was only discovered AFTER numerous failed replication attempts.

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Re:Harvard professor Francesca Gino was accused of faking data by pg_1234 on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @01:59PM (#36974482)

Perhaps an earlier warning sign could have been the the author of:

“Rebel Talent: Why it Pays to Break the Rules in Work and Life” [1]

might just, you know ... break the rules in work ...

[1] https://www.ucl.ac.uk/political-science/events/2021/may/care...

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