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xkcd #3117: Replication Crisis

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Maybe encouraging the publication of null results isn't enough--maybe we need a journal devoted to publishing results the study authors find personally annoying.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3117/

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Replication failed successfully.

Or failed replications replicated successfully (could be useful, but was originally marked as failed to replicate)