"Replication is something scientists should be thinking about before they write the paper," says Ritu Dhand, the editorial director at Nature.Well, yes.
Monday, February 27, 2017
Well, this is certainly worrisome …
… Most scientists 'can't replicate studies by their peers' - BBC News.
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The many branches of science have very different cultures -- not surprising given that science is a human enterprise. The reproducibility crisis seems especially acute in psychology and pre-clinical cancer research, probably for different reasons. I don't know much about the former, but the latter is fiercely competitive, no doubt leading some scientists to cut statistical corners.
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