Yes, the current system rewards that behavior and as a side effect rewards misunderstanding stats, etc. The people who have no qualms about "statistically sign

Yes, the current system rewards that behavior and as a side effect rewards misunderstanding stats, etc. The people who have no qualms about "statistically significant" = "my theory is correct" (either due to maliciousness or ignorance) will graduate much sooner and be able to pump out more papers.