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I think there is one good reason: eventually the student (or post doc) is supposed to come up with a new process (trying to implement a theoretical idea/possibi

I think there is one good reason: eventually the student (or post doc) is supposed to come up with a new process (trying to implement a theoretical idea/possibility), and this is when he needs all the experience he gained when reestablishing a 'known' process (like riding a bike with side wheels). If she doesnt have the experience then it is too much. A metapher would be: if you make summit trails too easy, none of these mountaineers will be able to successfully challenge a new path. But I agree that the article is not good.

pas 6y ago
But... but... there is ample room to literally experiment, change variables, optimize methods, eliminate smaller problems, and more importantly to test other hypotheses. it should not depend on mindless/random trial-and-error guesswork and faith-based replication. yes, it's hard to write everything down well. look at the recent DARPA paralell replication study. but it gives very high quality research/science for a little overhead.