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Re:Why Most Published Research Findings Are False by jahewson on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @07:35PM (#41642128)
> Just because a study doesn't replicate, doesn't make it false.

But it also doesn’t make it not false. It makes the null hypothesis more likely to be true.

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Re:Why Most Published Research Findings Are False by robwwilliams on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @11:06PM (#41643318)
That is certainly one possible interpretation.

The other is the introduction or loss of critical cofactors or confounders that radically change environment and context.

Think of experiments of certain types before and after COVID-19.

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