Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Hmm …

… What Science Can Tell Us About Bad Science — The Atlantic. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reviewed 2,047 retractions of biomedical and life-sciences articles and found that just 21.3 percent stemmed from straightforward error,while 67.4 percent resulted from misconduct, including fraud or suspected fraud (43.4 percent) and plagiarism (9.8 percent) [3].
See also: Deceptive temperature record claims.

No wonder Norbert Wiener warned scientists against taking government funding.


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