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Twenty-nine research teams analyzed the same data, and they all reached different results. (fivethirtyeight.com)

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https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/science-isnt-broken/

Another study with the same goal of comparing the results from different research teams found similar disparities, though the graphs aren't quite as pretty.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

the whole point of statistics is to extract subtle signals from noise, if you're getting wildly different results, the problem is you're under-powered.

Thanks for taking the time to post these links, just letting you know you're efforts have benefited at least one person who's gonna enjoy reading this.