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if it's an entirely computational experiment, which is not uncommon, then 'replicate the experiments' is correct.
by Blahah 12y ago
if it's an entirely computational experiment, which is not uncommon, then 'replicate the experiments' is correct.
- mcguire 12y agoI tend to worry that an error in the code will be baked into the theory for generations. I don't deal with much scientific code myself, but at one point I dealt with a proof-of-concept cryptographic library from a reasonably well-respected researcher. The code behaved correctly from the outside, but when I dug into it, deviated wildly from the published specification.
- forgottenpass 12y agoRecent Eurpoean economic policy was based on a paper that relied on an Excel formula error http://theconversation.com/economists-an-excel-error-and-the-misguided-push-for-austerity-13584 http://theconversation.com/economists-an-excel-error-and-the... It only lasted a few years, but I find the idea of exiting long lasting research founded on bad code a to be very real possibility.