April 1, 2013

Serving science through null results

There are two reasons for null results. First, there is a true effect that was not observed. Second, there is  no true effect.

If you believe the latter is true, science is best served by publishing the nulls results. Given that "publish" is now a button on everyone's computer, it easier than it has ever been to put a true null result out in the world. Holding back is robbing the world.

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