If authors admit having used p-hacking/QRPs which invalidate conclusions of a published study, what should happen to the article?
I would assume well, like many prolific such types they are at very prestigious places
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But my highest level concern is with the record. We need to incentivize truth telling.
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Yes–the record itself is the truth tho, not whether or not authors put it on their site.
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I agree. Right now retraction is a career-busting event, but I'd like the norms to change
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I retracted 1 of my own in-press papers when I was in grad school based on new & better data
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u r cool then imho
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My point is really that we need retractions, but need to make them less scary.
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100% agreed, although I would like some people to be fired/leave too
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For me, publishing an untrue fact is a nightmare scenario. I'd be desparate to retract it.
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another reasons I do not understand why such types get pats on the back. They've already
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reaped all & every reward 4 being bad. The last th left = dump a sorry not sorry on us.
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@o_guest@TunnelOfFire@Research_Tim@annemscheel I sympathize with this, but I care much more about doing better now & in the future > -
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@o_guest@TunnelOfFire@Research_Tim@annemscheel First, I doubt that taking away rewards from people who admit past QRPs will > -
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@o_guest@TunnelOfFire@Research_Tim@annemscheel accelerate correcting the literature and scientific advancement. Might slow it down. > -
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@o_guest@TunnelOfFire@Research_Tim@annemscheel 2nd, I think that people who publicly correct the record, even after reaping rewards, > -
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@o_guest@TunnelOfFire@Research_Tim@annemscheel are more admirable than people who recognize errors in their work but don't speak up. > - 14 more replies
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I agree that there is a moral hazard in reputational amnesty.
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trust me they sleep really really well though
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Or at least not disincentivize it.
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