Re:US behavioural research studies skew positive
by droithomme on Tuesday August 27, 2013 @12:33PM
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It's interesting how the title of the article is an example of the phenomenon itself. Study finds US research is more likely to be wrong, and a US based journal reports this as "skew positive": they are just more optimistic, that's all.
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Re:US behavioural research studies skew positive
by duwease on Tuesday August 27, 2013 @01:00PM
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I do think it's important to note that they're generally wrong in the same direction.. they tend to be overly positive, not overly negative (or an even mix of both). That particular skew is more likely to implicate the "publish or perish" incentive system as the culprit than the other two.