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On the topic of journals, and what gets published, "Wrong" by David H. Freedman should be required reading. Fascinating book, he documents how hard it is for r
by aedocw 16y ago
On the topic of journals, and what gets published, "Wrong" by David H. Freedman should be required reading. Fascinating book, he documents how hard it is for researches to get negative results published (i.e. 10 studies on a new drug, 9 studies show it does nothing, 1 study finds there might be something positive - only the positive study will be accepted.)
- jls11 16y agoHuge problem. It affects more than just medicine. Negative results are not collected or disseminated in many fields. They never show the "messy kitchen." Succinct lists of failed paths would be more useful than a lot of positive results that get published.