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Re:Why Most Published Research Findings Are False by randomdata on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @10:52PM (#41643258)
So she establishes a hypothesis (draws a graph or picks a point to make) and then tests it through experimentation (looks for data to support the hypothesis)? Isn't that just the scientific method worded another way?
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Re:Why Most Published Research Findings Are False by elashri on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @11:23PM (#41643398)
Wait until the GP knows about how scientists generate Monte-Carlo (MC) simulation data to see what a positive results looks like and then do meta analysis for both real data and MC.
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