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Because say that there are 20 studies trying to prove that the Earth is flat. The current system only rewards the 1 study that "proved" that. The 19 other studi
by MattGaiser 6y ago
Because say that there are 20 studies trying to prove that the Earth is flat. The current system only rewards the 1 study that "proved" that. The 19 other studies which were inconclusive or demonstrated otherwise were not published.
Now, if you had 19 studies which were inconclusive and 1 study that claimed to have conclusions, you would look at it very differently than one study that claimed to have conclusions.
- refurb 6y agoThis is true, but at least in drug development (where I have some experience), no two studies are alike. Even when a drug company runs two phase 3 trials (like they are supposed to in order to secure FDA approval), the design or execution varies enough that if one fails, it doesn't necessarily suggest that the other one is a false positive.