> Q: Would someone who wrote a bad thesis and defeated a large snake get the same grade as someone who wrote a good thesis and defeated a small snake? > A: Yes

> Q: Would someone who wrote a bad thesis and defeated a large snake get the same grade as someone who wrote a good thesis and defeated a small snake? > A: Yes. This matches my experience. My experiments didn't produce the results I hoped for and I was out of time. The conclusions were essentially "here's why I think this approach was wrong, more research is needed." Lame. But I defended it well and stuck to my "information gain despite empirical failure" talking points. Got an A and graduated.