August 30th, 2005
Most scientific papers are probably wrong
Worth mentioning
Most published scientific research papers are wrong, according to a new analysis. Assuming that the new paper is itself correct, problems with experimental and statistical methods mean that there is less than a 50% chance that the results of any randomly chosen scientific paper are true.
More on New Scientist.
Comments on Most scientific papers are probably wrong
Isn't this just the slightly more academic version of "10% of all statistics are made up on the spot"?
Good point. Though… are you sure of the 10% figure? I'd have guessed something closer to a third. ;)