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"In one study" means "In a particular sample." A sample does not always share the same characteristics as the population.

• P-ala-din 6y ago
  if a study can't be replicated then the study is wrong isn't it? either the sample was too small, they got unlucky or the result is stated too generally.
  • xapata 6y ago
    > if a study can't be replicated then the study is wrong isn't it? Not necessarily. Maybe the replications were flawed. Characteristics of a population can change over time. Blah, blah, blah. It's incredibly hard to say something is flat wrong or absolutely correct. A good scientist uses what others might call "weasel" words (I hate that term), like, "The data is (in)consistent with the hypothesis." The more evidence that mounts for or against a hypothesis, well, it's up to you to decide how to act.