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Top journals love their p-values

Researchers love p-values, especially when they are significant. It has previously been demonstrated that there is a disproportionate number of positive or significant p-values. In other words, many reported p-values must be false. That is to say, they are associated with false-positive findings. In a recent article, Cristae & Ioannidis (2018) investigated the characteristics of p-values reported in figures and

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Research on research

Self reflection is important. As a human endeavour with the whole of society as its beneficiary, science should also have introspection; looking in on itself to identify things worth celebrating, as well as things that need improvement. In a recent article, Ioannidis explains why we need meta-research: research on research. Meta-research The goal of meta-research is to understand and improve

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