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Re: Is it time to up the statistical standard for scientific... by qwerta on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @08:29AM (#6725016)
Code has to be reviewed and _VERIFIED_. How can an article pass peer review, if nobody even checked code for basic mistakes?
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Re: Is it time to up the statistical standard for scientific... by dllthomas on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @10:47AM (#6725918)
Yes, precisely. Publishing code and data is necessary for peer review, not for replication. Both are necessary parts of science.
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