Many studies' results cannot be reproduced, scholars warn
Mark McGreal - UCLA •May 10, 2018
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/44834/
Don't believe the latest study you read in the headlines, chances are, it could be wrong, according to a new report by the National Association of Scholars that delves into what it calls
the "use and abuse of statistics in the sciences."
The report broke down the issue of
irreproducibility, or the problem that
a lot of scientific research cannot be reproduced. The report took aim at
unverifiable climate science, but also critiqued
medical studies,
behavioral research and
other fields.
The 72-page report took the matter a step further in calling the issue
a politicization of science.
"Not all irreproducible research is
progressive advocacy;
not all progressive advocacy is
irreproducible;
but the intersection between the two is very large.
The intersection between the two is a map of much that is wrong with modern science," the report states.
Co-authored by David Randall and Christopher Wesler,
"The Irreproducibility Crisis of Modern Science: Causes, Consequences, and the Road to Reform" focused on the irreproducibility of recent scientific studies....