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Re:Reproducibility trial: 246 biologists get different resul... by light_hue_1 on Friday October 13, 2023 @08:14AM (#37869728)
That's what research is. It's not homework. No one defines the question for you. You just become curious about some relationships.

If they had asked very specific questions the whole study would be meaningless.

The questions they asked are spon on: "To what extent is the growth of nestling blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) influenced by competition with siblings?" and "How does grass cover influence Eucalyptus spp. seedling recruitment?"

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Re:Reproducibility trial: 246 biologists get different resul... by RandomLensman on Friday October 13, 2023 @08:18AM (#37869764)
I disagree for a study on replication, as people having different interpretations is totally fine then but not really related to replication as such. Many valid answers here to the questions. They studied comprehensiveness or something like that.

Imagine in chemistry they had asked to synthesize a compound given a range of inputs and then see a variety of yields based on different synthesis approaches.

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