[en] Cheating in Science: Harvard "Honesty Scholar" May Have Been Caught in Dishonesty

"... dishonesty can lead to creativity" - an interesting and somewhat amusing read.

The New York Times: "Questions about a widely cited paper are the latest to be raised about methods used in research."

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#datacolada #academic #cheating #fraud #harvard #gino #dredging #harking #phacking #dishonesty #honesty #researchhighlights #behavioral

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JEG · @JoseEdGomes
333 followers · 787 posts · Server mstdn.science

I just had a long discussion with a colleague who is about to start a complex and burdensome whose design imho is flawed. I'm well aware my reasoning might be wrong. What troubles me is the handwaving way specific experimental design questions, e.g.:
- What are you going to measure as result?
- X and Y frequency
- How will you interpret if Y is say 20%?
- We could theorise, but we'll do the experiment instead, we'll see when we get the results...

#experiment #harking #Science #reproducibility

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Matt Hodgkinson · @mattjhodgkinson
945 followers · 916 posts · Server scicomm.xyz

@tedpavlic I'm sure it's not the intention - indeed they add a cautionary note - but this kind of advice leads to HARKing & other questionable research practices that massage research into a neat narrative.

It's the antithesis of practices like . You should start with a research question, a summary of what is known, & then the methods. Post-hoc theorising must be declared. It keeps you honest.

#PublicationEthics #qrps #harking #researchwriting #writingtips #RegisteredReports #openscience

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