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Negative / Null Result Report

When should researchers cite study differences in response to a failure to replicate?

David Colaço; John Bickle; Bradley Walters · 2022 · Biology & Philosophy

WASTE classifies this as Negative / Null Result Report · AI classification, approximate

The study found no significant effect — useful as a negative control or null benchmark for your own design.

Abstract (excerpt)

Abstract Scientists often respond to failures to replicate by citing differences between the experimental components of an original study and those of its attempted replication. In this paper, we investigate these purported mismatch…

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Metadata source: Crossref · DOI 10.1007/s10539-022-09873-y