The extent and consequences of p-hacking in science.

Megan L Head, Luke Holman, Rob Lanfear, Andrew T Kahn, Michael D Jennions

March 2015 PLoS Biol

Synopsis of Social media discussions

Overall, the discussions show a strong consensus that p-hacking is a pervasive problem in science, with many references to its potential to distort findings, such as calls to 'just say no' and explanations of how data manipulation occurs; the tone is serious and investigative, emphasizing both the importance and the need for awareness of issues like the replication crisis.

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Agreement
 Strong agreement

Many discussions acknowledge the serious issue of p-hacking and its role in scientific problems, indicating strong support for the importance of the article.

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Interest
 High level of interest

Social discussions reflect high curiosity and concern, referencing concepts like the 'replication crisis' and urging more awareness and action.

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Engagement
 High engagement

Posts actively engage with the topic through retweets, sharing related resources, and debating the implications, showing deep involvement.

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Impact
 Moderate level of impact

Discussions highlight the widespread influence of p-hacking on research integrity, though some comments suggest the effect might be less destructive than feared.

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    @random-repec-paper.bsky.social (Bluesky)

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  • Crypto Charlie
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    @TheSGEM @HHSGov @SecKennedy And that's p-hacking https://t.co/dphztJ38XK Not pee hacking! (Felt I needed to clear that up) https://t.co/EZwCjiXjaS
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  • Randy Poehlman
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    @Dandydinmore @FunLovingIan @kmpanthagani One such example. https://t.co/ij4YXdlww2
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    November 16, 2024

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  • NewAmerica
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    RT @jayjoseph22: The "replication crisis" in science should be renamed the "p-hacking crisis." A much better term to describe the problem.…
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    October 22, 2024

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  • Kindly #deprescribe -- taper psychiatric drugs
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    October 21, 2024

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  • Jay Joseph @jayjoseph22.bsky.social
    @jayjoseph22 (Twitter)

    The "replication crisis" in science should be renamed the "p-hacking crisis." A much better term to describe the problem. https://t.co/yFb8dZ2JJN
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  • 備忘録
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  • Maanvis
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  • Tito
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    RT @NTFabiano: These findings are from a perspective in @PLOSBiology which used text-mining to demonstrate that p-hacking is widespread in…
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    May 7, 2024

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  • PLOS Biology
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    RT @NTFabiano: These findings are from a perspective in @PLOSBiology which used text-mining to demonstrate that p-hacking is widespread in…
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    May 7, 2024

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  • Nicholas Fabiano, MD
    @NTFabiano (Twitter)

    These findings are from a perspective in @PLOSBiology which used text-mining to demonstrate that p-hacking is widespread in published literature. https://t.co/SytZ8udNrZ 2/10 https://t.co/jcdppSTUqK
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    May 7, 2024

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  • Yunyi Ru
    @yunyi_ru (Twitter)

    RT @R3_JHSPH: #R3ReadToday Are we using p-values correctly in research? Check out Dr. Head et al.’s 2015 paper on 'P-hacking', a bias whi…
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    March 29, 2024

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  • BSPH R³ Center for Innovation in Science Education
    @R3_JHSPH (Twitter)

    #R3ReadToday Are we using p-values correctly in research? Check out Dr. Head et al.’s 2015 paper on 'P-hacking', a bias which occurs 'when researchers collect or select data or statistical analyses until nonsignificant results become significant.' https://t.co/ef1YKyvG64 https://t.co/vbvwgbJsKV
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    March 29, 2024

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  • Dick Meisterling
    @MeisterlingDick (Twitter)

    @ClimateAudit I needed help here; maybe others do too. https://t.co/qjg45rsqpI
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    February 10, 2024

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  • RealTalkRanger
    @subboy777 (Twitter)

    @PNdm7pCm7E3whGI @labsarekindest @Scoutastic1 @theredpillz1 @HerbsandDirt @AudaciousPundit Nothing like some good old P-hacking to fool the other uneducated antivaxers. https://t.co/mLMpzoWK2R https://t.co/YYjqZiZd8N
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    January 27, 2024

  • Subash Pandey
    @sumanjungg (Twitter)

    Just read this interesting article on P-hacking. https://t.co/bdTB35Fmu4
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    December 6, 2023

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  • Julia Koricheva
    @KorichevaLab (Twitter)

    @metanutter @JMBecologist https://t.co/nKcoq2bIJk
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    July 24, 2023

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  • Moritz Mücke
    @MoritzMuecke (Twitter)

    @ScottAdamsSays The only thing worse than a court packer is a p-hacker. https://t.co/ebVyuHI4bL
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    June 30, 2023

  • MikeSka MD
    @Mikeska (Twitter)

    @kevinnbass @JosephFraiman What they did was something called P-hacking: https://t.co/Lj25GmSiVE
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    June 28, 2023

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  • chimp_actual
    @ChimpActual (Twitter)

    @Mikel_Jollett P-values - that is rich: How about we force academia, or for that matter pharma to prove they can do basic science? https://t.co/gyKUNZuZwN https://t.co/b8PTnpwnQn
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    June 18, 2023

  • Ibrahim Dulijan PhD
    @HimaDulijan (Twitter)

    https://t.co/l01kDDUuxM
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    June 9, 2023

  • Tyler Marshall PhD MPH
    @dr_tmarsh (Twitter)

    The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science | PLOS Biology https://t.co/Ze17zYzBg6
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    April 25, 2023

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  • Mikayla Brassard
    @mikaylabrassard (Twitter)

    @julie_conder @chantelle0090 #PSYC4180D https://t.co/hIW8YuGmOf
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    March 30, 2023

  • Rowan Christie
    @Rowanmlc22 (Twitter)

    Check out the article below to find out more on how data is manipulated in research. Promote awareness about data manipulation, so journals accept all results not just newsworthy results! https://t.co/PzvEsvrYGi #PSYC4180 #AcademicTwitter @julie_conder @chantelle0090
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    March 22, 2023

  • babis
    @barbarative (Twitter)

    nota https://t.co/ukvXYHGWvz
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    January 9, 2023

  • Urban Wronski
    @UrbanWronski (Twitter)

    P-hacking (https://t.co/bYUcLhLnis) – or data dredging – is a problem in science as results can be manipulated to confirm an existing bias, or to make an article more likely to be printed in an academic journal.
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    December 23, 2022

  • Ерик
    @actualIygod (Twitter)

    @Mountainer96 @LexiiKon @malisurfer Nope nur zur deiner, man sollte sich auch mal mit den Problemen in der Wissenschaft auseinandersetzen bevor man den Mund dazu aufmacht. https://t.co/zmoHAezDCe https://t.co/NEKjL4bLDu https://t.co/vTXFzVUV39
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    September 26, 2022

  • PragmaticProgressive
    @RadicalTruther (Twitter)

    @SportIsARight The philosophy paper at https://t.co/KIvoCZlO4b relies heavily on the research of Sonksen. The link you provide for all 15 of your Sonksen footnotes is . https://t.co/br532QfpuW. That page does not contain any of the information you claim as proof.
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    July 11, 2022

  • Free Binder
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    Note (pour plus tard) : https://t.co/v3y0Wixxwd #phacking #Mindfulness
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    July 7, 2022

  • TokenVoter
    @tokenvoter420 (Twitter)

    @bpodgursky @MinnNighthawks @siicamore @jessesingal "A lot of this would be easy to check if the researchers would provide the data." My read suggests there was no accusation of p-hacking from Hanley per se but ample reason to suspect it given how the needed underlying data to check seems unavailable https://t.co/4A0QaDDNAf https://t.co/nUm9D6UsLL
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    April 6, 2022

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  • JP
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    Before going into #PSYC4180E I didn’t know how many researchers provided their findings with twisted results. Many researchers publish false findings for their own benefit. Do more research before and after viewing certain studies. #AcademicTwitter https://t.co/EuuDUU5fHM https://t.co/070GqbCVYn
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    March 28, 2022

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  • Ahmed
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    Learn more about the consequences of P-Hacking https://t.co/RBU9jFFfR4 #PSYC4180D @julie_conder @chantelle0090
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    March 27, 2022

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  • yvette
    @yvettevega (Twitter)

    Found out from https://t.co/VSuPShwGUN about the existence of p-hacking and now I’m the worlds biggest skeptic. whats real anymore?
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    March 18, 2022

  • Patricio Donald
    @PatricioDonas (Twitter)

    @MrCrowleyPQ @Pajarobere A los expertos en estadística les dejo este hermoso regalo para que se metan en la raja su “valor P estadísticamente significativo”. Que tengan un lindo día. Que hermoso concepto el p-hacking https://t.co/2EzzFzzZJX
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    March 7, 2022

  • Phil K.
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    @Jenneigh_Phie @AndyBCampbell https://t.co/wMjQpCipeM
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    March 2, 2022

  • Jay Joseph @jayjoseph22.bsky.social
    @jayjoseph22 (Twitter)

    @lcdriammdmph @StevePittelli I didn't see where it was said, "more N value or computing power will reveal the true positives," but that is a major aspect of "p-hacking," leading to the current replication crisis in science. https://t.co/FKqZyaprTq.
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    February 22, 2022

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  • Sic
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    The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science: https://t.co/dFxaI8hNyC
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    January 18, 2022

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  • Prof Sarah Baker
    @sarahRbakerDPH (Twitter)

    @TheWholeT00th Try this - and some of the references cited might be useful too https://t.co/SZsWCU0lIG
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    January 17, 2022

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  • Stephen Bornemann
    @stephbornemann (Twitter)

    @aarit_ahuja Not sure which scientists this refers to. https://t.co/96zhliWN41
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    January 17, 2022

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  • Ackermann
    @Ackermann_cz (Twitter)

    @LGBTFeednSeed I'm going to ruin your joke: At least 25 % of research is quite questionable. https://t.co/dFTO9rPiKA
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    October 10, 2021

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  • Robert Strong
    @Robert_Strong16 (Twitter)

    RT @agdevresearch: What implications might P-Hacking have in agricultural development research? https://t.co/2WyogEge7q
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    October 4, 2021

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  • Advancements in Agricultural Development
    @agdevresearch (Twitter)

    What implications might P-Hacking have in agricultural development research? https://t.co/2WyogEge7q
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    October 4, 2021

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  • Fredrik Jutfelt @jutfelt.bsky.social
    @FredrikJutfelt (Twitter)

    They are also more rare in the published literature than p-values just below 0.05. https://t.co/sFO8o4RrMT https://t.co/QieGIWk39G
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    October 2, 2021

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  • i-biomedic
    @Ibiomedic (Twitter)

    @fingiliha @echopapa_1 @echopapa_1 بیا کمک. من راستش نمیدونم. چون خودم ایران که بودم آمار رو یاد نگرفتم و اینجا سر کلاس بحثش شد. ذیل مدخل ویکی پدیای فارسی «سلاخی داده» میتونید ببینیدش https://t.co/KBZxiFtYzf این دو مقاله انگلیسی هم خیلی خوبن: https://t.co/erzAGqmwbJ https://t.co/8lmUqaloGH
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    September 2, 2021

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    August 22, 2021

  • Peter Dahlgren
    @peterdalle (Twitter)

    Commentary: The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science #metascience https://t.co/UFUq1bglGj
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    August 18, 2021

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  • DiscoStew
    @DiscoStew66 (Twitter)

    RT @Nutradvance: "The data will tell you what you want if you torture it enough" (why study pre-registration is important) The Extent and…
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    August 13, 2021

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  • Michael Joseph
    @Nutradvance (Twitter)

    "The data will tell you what you want if you torture it enough" (why study pre-registration is important) The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science https://t.co/QPdsub4mzE
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    August 13, 2021

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  • John Masters
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    @HustlerINTP @BretWeinstein @sbkaufman ...I suspect there is some room for legitimate disagreement. (2/2) The article, if you're interested: https://t.co/lRgC96hyex
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    July 17, 2021

  • Dr. Haryax Pathak
    @HaryaxPathak (Twitter)

    RT @RajeevJayadevan: This paper explains p-hacking in detail. I will add some easy tips to escape being fooled by fraudulent research. See…
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    May 21, 2021

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  • Rajeev Jayadevan
    @RajeevJayadevan (Twitter)

    This paper explains p-hacking in detail. I will add some easy tips to escape being fooled by fraudulent research. See below Also see Dr Gohel’s thread above. 2/n https://t.co/oXTjcsCm7N
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    May 21, 2021

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  • Marcelo Novaes
    @marnovo (Twitter)

    Further papers/books that came to mind revolving science, statistics, statistical significance, causal inference, p-hacking… - The Cult of Statistical Significance - The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science - The Book of Why
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    January 13, 2021

  • Fernan Franco
    @fernanlf (Twitter)

    Este es el problema de la mayoria de los "estudios cientificos" actuales @jaimeraulmolina #PLOSBiology: The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science https://t.co/DLCWMK8Vkf
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    December 9, 2020

  • PsychiatryAI.com
    @PsychiatryAIcom (Twitter)

    Commentary: The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science. https://t.co/4a5gi46hIO
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    October 27, 2020

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    @buzz_commander (Twitter)

    @SethSandler @naval https://t.co/Y4jInQdlfp
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    October 24, 2020

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  • David Nunan
    @dnunan79 (Twitter)

    @deevybee @enemiesnet How about? https://t.co/gCxSFVWfaS
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    August 19, 2020

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  • #سيكولوجيستس
    @1_psychologists (Twitter)

    RT @Ahmad_Alshayea: The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science https://t.co/DIQ7S1wDXy
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    August 17, 2020

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  • أحمد كساب الشايع
    @Ahmad_Alshayea (Twitter)

    The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science https://t.co/DIQ7S1wDXy
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    August 17, 2020

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  • recovery&renewal
    @recover2renew (Twitter)

    RT @jayjoseph22: @ClinpsychLucy I can also confirm that your critics in #Psychiatry have found no genes shown to cause their major disorder…
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    August 17, 2020

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  • Hywel Arnold
    @247ofthat (Twitter)

    RT @jayjoseph22: @ClinpsychLucy I can also confirm that your critics in #Psychiatry have found no genes shown to cause their major disorder…
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    August 17, 2020

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  • Dr John Read
    @ReadReadj (Twitter)

    RT @jayjoseph22: @ClinpsychLucy I can also confirm that your critics in #Psychiatry have found no genes shown to cause their major disorder…
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    August 17, 2020

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  • Jay Joseph @jayjoseph22.bsky.social
    @jayjoseph22 (Twitter)

    @ClinpsychLucy I can also confirm that your critics in #Psychiatry have found no genes shown to cause their major disorders, after a 50-year search, and keep pushing twin and adoption studies based on false assumptions and/or obviously manipulated ("p-hacked") data. https://t.co/yFb8dYL8ld
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    August 17, 2020

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  • Merkin Muffley
    @MerkinMuffley5 (Twitter)

    @bcthomas @ConceptualJames Testing alternative hypotheses until you find one that suits your preferences is actually pretty terrible scientific practice. https://t.co/K3YEOzCtBO
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    August 14, 2020

  • Jay Joseph @jayjoseph22.bsky.social
    @jayjoseph22 (Twitter)

    5/ Ritchie excluded BG and (non-molecular) PG research from his analysis, even though p-hacked research is found in these fields. P-hacking is the practice of manipulating data to produce results that fall below the .05 level of statistical significance. https://t.co/yFb8dYL8ld
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    August 5, 2020

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  • Hafizhurrahman
    @MethodologistID (Twitter)

    The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science https://t.co/mOG3DQlsk1
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    May 14, 2020

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  • Hafizhurrahman
    @MethodologistID (Twitter)

    The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science https://t.co/mOG3DQlsk1
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    May 14, 2020

  • Hafizhurrahman
    @MethodologistID (Twitter)

    The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science https://t.co/mOG3DQlsk1
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    May 13, 2020

  • Hafizhurrahman
    @MethodologistID (Twitter)

    Paper-nya Head et al. (2015) ini dapat diakses umum. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R. Kahn, A. T., Jennions, M. D. (2015). The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science. PLOS Biology 13(3): e1002106. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002106 Link: https://t.co/btjUYlXJGO
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    May 13, 2020

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  • Hafizhurrahman
    @MethodologistID (Twitter)

    The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science Head et al. (2015) menerangkan (1) Apa itu P-Value? (2) Apa itu P-Hacking? (3) Apa dampak P-Hacking terhadap penelitian? (4) Gimana cara ngelakuin P-Hacking? (5) Gimana cara kita tahu apakah suatu penelitian telah di P-Hacked? https://t.co/MEZMth9x81
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    May 13, 2020

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  • Fernando Blanco
    @FBpsy (Twitter)

    O en biología: https://t.co/anyhv5QynU https://t.co/wMIQauQTN4
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    May 7, 2020

  • Symbols
    @symb0ls (Twitter)

    @magnabosco @DrHAGarcia Above, I meant 'p-hacking' instead of 'r-hacking': https://t.co/Yl878EzbYz
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    April 29, 2020

  • Arjun Dheer
    @ArjDheer (Twitter)

    RT @KirkDBorne: #Statistics Experts Plead: "Just Say No to P-Hacking" https://t.co/MIm7KuzzA9 #DataScience #StatisticalLiteracy See "The…
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    April 26, 2020

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  • Tom Plesier
    @TomPlesier (Twitter)

    @GretaThunberg claims there's no deal to make with physics. Let me introduce you to a common phenomenon in science. Greta, we can make deals with physics on our own terms. Many post-doc's and PhD's do it. Guilty pleasures. "P-Hacking"
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    March 5, 2020

  • Tom Plesier
    @TomPlesier (Twitter)

    @BasselaereBart @thomsdejonghe @MDiependaele @BjornMallants @PVDAinVlaParl @pvdabelgie @dvdkerkh
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    February 4, 2020

  • Antti J Rissanen
    @AnttiJRissanen1 (Twitter)

    @TarmoKetola @VesikHelen Toki jos ollaan lähellä arvoa 0.05 ja tilanne alkaakin kehittyä lämpimämpään suuntaan, niin tarpeen vaatiessa testiä voi aina vaihtaa ja hilata p-arvoa pienemmäksi. https://t.co/RWEaRy8Zd3
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    February 3, 2020

  • Schrödinger's AI
    @schroedingersai (Twitter)

    Welcome to the world of p-hacking. Here is your guide https://t.co/A3678DzU4M https://t.co/Y3RC3HOQed
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    January 1, 2020

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  • hardy limeback
    @DrLimeback (Twitter)

    @jasonsokolosky @DeclanWaugh I know the researchers. If you have evidence that they showed inflation bias (“p-hacking” or “selective reporting)" (see https://t.co/UdWGxdlUQE) then post it here for all to see.
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    December 16, 2019

  • Nabil Quraishi
    @NabilQuraishi (Twitter)

    @drkeithsiau Along those lines the concept of p-hacking which epidemiological and studies looking at outcomes from large datasets are guilty of. https://t.co/lBKBhhJq8l
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    November 5, 2019

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  • Pokémon Showdown
    @PokemonShowdown (Twitter)

    @Glaceix You're p-hacking: https://t.co/5eCTsQduJO And wasting your time; PS's RNG is open-source and verifiable: https://t.co/yp3doc9bTz
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    November 4, 2019

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  • Gabrielle
    @NeurobioGirlPhD (Twitter)

    @PhD_femme It's not logistically difficult, but it's emotionally difficult, is my guess. P-hacking and skewing negative to false positives is surprisingly common (https://t.co/9cGKsl38w4).
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    October 25, 2019

  • Nicola Piana
    @nicola_piana (Twitter)

    from Head et al. (2015) "The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science", 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002106 . Highly recommended. 3/3
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    October 5, 2019

  • einGlasRotwein
    @einGlasRotwein (Twitter)

    Das Ausmaß von p-Hacking kann man schätzen - denn in dem Fall steigt der Anteil signifikanter Ergebnisse verdächtig über das erwartete Maß an. Das machen z.B. Head und Kollegen 2015 und kommen zu dem Schluss, dass p-Hacking verbreitet ist, aber https://t.co/rVUqqJIelY
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    September 12, 2019

  • XoZXo
    @XoZXo2 (Twitter)

    RT @familyunequal: Here's a paper on p-hacking and publication bias: https://t.co/Wa3YDVCxzf
    view full post

    May 4, 2019

    2

  • Marc Spooner
    @drmarcspooner (Twitter)

    RT @familyunequal: Here's a paper on p-hacking and publication bias: https://t.co/Wa3YDVCxzf
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    May 4, 2019

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  • Philip N Cohen
    @familyunequal (Twitter)

    Here's a paper on p-hacking and publication bias: https://t.co/Wa3YDVCxzf
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    May 4, 2019

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  • Chris Dyer
    @redpony (Twitter)

    Lots of interesting implications here. I’m reminded of https://t.co/vd0alUBEID https://t.co/Q0lDgiTUO2
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    April 22, 2019

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  • Colin Doherty
    @gastaut (Twitter)

    @KazemiAlex @psirides @davidjvaughan @JAMA_current @JBraithwaite1 Confidence intervals are the way to avoid the simple dichotomy of P<0.5! And anyway, the humble p value is still useful; it’s p-hacking https://t.co/DVDqJ9s7m5 that give the often elegant p value a bad name! Furthermore, most of this arises from poor design rather than malice!
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    April 11, 2019

  • Francisco Rowe ✌️
    @Fcorowe (Twitter)

    Interesting article. Apparently p-hacking is not that damaging to #research after all. https://t.co/xUC8FAsMa1
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    March 25, 2019

  • Silvana Zapata Bedoya EPI-SIG-DS
    @solsilvanazb (Twitter)

    RT @KirkDBorne: #Statistics Experts Plead: "Just Say No to P-Hacking" https://t.co/MIm7KuzzA9 #DataScience #StatisticalLiteracy See "The…
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    March 23, 2019

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  • Kaukab Enayet Syed
    @kaukabs (Twitter)

    RT @KirkDBorne: #Statistics Experts Plead: "Just Say No to P-Hacking" https://t.co/MIm7KuzzA9 #DataScience #StatisticalLiteracy See "The…
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    March 23, 2019

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  • T Ali
    @tauheedul (Twitter)

    RT @KirkDBorne: #Statistics Experts Plead: "Just Say No to P-Hacking" https://t.co/MIm7KuzzA9 #DataScience #StatisticalLiteracy See "The…
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    March 23, 2019

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  • Machine Learning FLX
    @machinelearnflx (Twitter)

    RT @KirkDBorne: #Statistics Experts Plead: "Just Say No to P-Hacking" https://t.co/MIm7KuzzA9 #DataScience #StatisticalLiteracy See "The…
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    March 23, 2019

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  • A for Analytics
    @aforanalytic (Twitter)

    #Statistics Experts Plead: "Just Say No to P-Hacking" https://t.co/7rK9XPWQWW #DataScience #StatisticalLiteracy See "The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science" https://t.co/Ae7jckXJSl https://t.co/Sam7yJnvjn
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    March 23, 2019

  • Kirk Borne
    @KirkDBorne (Twitter)

    #Statistics Experts Plead: "Just Say No to P-Hacking" https://t.co/MIm7KuzzA9 #DataScience #StatisticalLiteracy See "The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science" https://t.co/IZLYriLFJg https://t.co/7a8dTkGYOW
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    March 23, 2019

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  • ulsaniya
    @ulsaniya (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 3, 2019

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  • 역보—마스토돈·블루스카이 이사 감
    @yeokbo (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 3, 2019

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  • 박_수
    @_c_e_p_l (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 3, 2019

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  • 퍼플.
    @0uz32O97x8lF6kj (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 3, 2019

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  • 내세에는 식물이 되고 싶은 실피리트
    @Sylphirit (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 3, 2019

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  • StealthZombie (branch)
    @sz1161 (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 3, 2019

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  • @prilumino (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 3, 2019

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  • 욘도로롱
    @doublemintcho (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 3, 2019

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  • 누워있는사람(와식생활자)
    @fufan9716 (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 3, 2019

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  • RTman 나익한
    @licanthropes (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 3, 2019

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  • sicksaaadworld
    @sicksaaadworld (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 3, 2019

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  • 김마셸
    @Route_timespace (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 3, 2019

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  • DEC_Alpha
    @roricon (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 3, 2019

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  • 크마로
    @Camaro_kr (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 3, 2019

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  • 막군
    @MG_7I3 (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 3, 2019

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  • 제한적관찰자@limobserver.bsky.social
    @Lim_observer (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 2, 2019

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  • EggPlant
    @EggPlant_home (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 2, 2019

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  • 아크트루스
    @sosgur82 (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 2, 2019

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  • Submarine
    @chomap (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 2, 2019

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  • 카페인
    @Studio_Switch (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 2, 2019

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  • (몬덴킨트KR) 道寭 고양잇과 쉬흘라P
    @hl970226 (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 2, 2019

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  • ?!
    @lady_mechy (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 2, 2019

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  • Elemental_02
    @Elemental_02 (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 2, 2019

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  • 투명모자
    @untilinotzero (Twitter)

    RT @simnalamburt: 졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015).…
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    March 2, 2019

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  • Jihyeon Kim (김지현)
    @simnalamburt (Twitter)

    졸라웃기네 그러나 컴공 통계조작도 만만치 않게 심각하구나 부끄러운 일이다.. Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015). The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science. PLOS Biology, 13(3), e1002106. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002106 https://t.co/xYDvsjbFmP
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    March 2, 2019

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  • Kumar Sankaran
    @BiomeSankar (Twitter)

    RT @philentropist: @KmrSnkrn https://t.co/OX5ipuM8wX https://t.co/P0xJ129eaF #pHacking
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    March 1, 2019

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  • gK
    @philentropist (Twitter)

    @KmrSnkrn https://t.co/OX5ipuM8wX https://t.co/P0xJ129eaF #pHacking
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    March 1, 2019

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  • Alos Diallo
    @alos_31 (Twitter)

    RT @harvard_data: Paper: The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science https://t.co/Ujrw83vcak
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    February 23, 2019

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  • Iñaki Aldasoro
    @i_aldasoro (Twitter)

    RT @harvard_data: Paper: The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science https://t.co/Ujrw83vcak
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    February 23, 2019

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  • Humberto Martínez-García
    @Ekonosaurus (Twitter)

    RT @harvard_data: Paper: The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science https://t.co/Ujrw83vcak
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    February 23, 2019

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  • Alex P. Miller
    @alexpmil (Twitter)

    RT @harvard_data: Paper: The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science https://t.co/Ujrw83vcak
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    February 23, 2019

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  • Itamar Caspi
    @itamarcaspi (Twitter)

    RT @harvard_data: Paper: The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science https://t.co/Ujrw83vcak
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    February 23, 2019

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  • Harvard Data Science Initiative
    @harvard_data (Twitter)

    Paper: The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science https://t.co/Ujrw83vcak
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    February 23, 2019

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  • Pray to Joe Pesci 心
    @pray2pesci (Twitter)

    @Jesus_is_G_d @Caitanyadas1 @BSxploit @zypisfy @ChrisHirstFY3 @Seb_Aguanno @AtheistFurry @JimmySpencerUN @WTPatty @rupejonner2 @Loriniowa @COL314 @BillyPilgrim41 @TechsasRose @ScientiaPercept @TedPerkins10 @commonsensejan @mleffler5862 @homen2 @AwayFromTheKeys @tklforgiven @garym9999 @EvanLHarris2 @Atheist_1978 @S_A_Malcolm @ldschafer @Aron_Ra @harryhamilton99 @zalphaprime @John_ehmet @DubuissonPaul @JargleBargle @beantato @MaryVMos1 @Captainswoop1 @ErosMandex @Exoprotein1 @BruceEnberg @CanAgnosAtheist @sonjamotzkus @DustinWheelerLW @KittenKoder @custardsmaster @AtheistWorld @DeanoMartino1 @Wintersfall @hannibaltraven @wraith_169 @KitemanArgues 1st, thank you for an actual link and not another vague claim. The paper this article is based on is linked in the article. Here is the link directly to the paper. https://t.co/3I0zcBo290
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    February 7, 2019

  • Kurt Gray
    @kurtjgray.bsky.social (Bluesky)

    PLoS Biology says P-hacking is no big deal, even though ubiquitous. Does this mean less social psych hand-wringing? http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1002106
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    March 18, 2015

  • Stuart Buck
    @stuartbuck.bsky.social (Bluesky)

    The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002106
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    March 16, 2015

Abstract Synopsis

  • The text discusses how "phacking," or manipulating data and analyses until statistically nonsignificant results appear significant, introduces bias into scientific research, especially emphasizing the focus on confirmatory tests.
  • Using textmining, the authors show that phacking is widespread across scientific fields, but their analysis indicates that its impact on overall research findings is relatively small compared to actual effect sizes.
  • They also demonstrate a method to detect phacking in meta-analyses, concluding that although it is common, its influence does not drastically distort scientific consensus derived from combined studies.]