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The only difference between fooling around and science is p < 0.05 ?


It's still science even with a low p value! It's just a negative result instead of a positive one. Such results really ought to be published, even if they aren't usually.


Well, not all of them deserve to be published. But I understand your meaning.


True, but not all positive results deserve to be published either!


No, because p < 0.05 can be achieved by simply dropping inconvenient variables from the estimation model.

The results dont have to be conclusive for science, they just have to be documented.




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