If interim analysis or analyses are carried out it is necessary to alter the level of. Read online and download pdf ebook the best of the journal of irreproducible results. Contact us if you experience any difficulty logging in. The best of the journal of irreproducible results is a very good source of improbable humor. Citation classics from the journal of irreproducible results. Then the data must not be analyzed until that number of subjects is reached. Using the url or doi link below will ensure access to this page indefinitely. The best of the journal of irreproducible results pdf keywords. Sex as a heap of malfunctioning rubble and further improbablities. The results of this exploration were later applied to determining exactly what an arm and a leg were worth. The best of the journal of irreproducible results author. Based on statistical simulations, ioannidis 6 argued that, for most study designs and settings, it is more likely that a research outcome is false than true. Design a protocol to extract the true value from a noisy measurement. This journal is published four times a year by the society for basic irreproducible research.
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Although ive not read it much, its a magazine of science humor. Reproducible research findings are a cornerstone of the scientific method, providing essential validation. The national council on the aging statistical significance, writes william l. Using brownian motion as a toy model, we show how this can happen if ergodicity is assumed where it is unwarranted. The journal of irreproducible results, acm sigsim simulation. My comment pertained to an article by lonnie thompson and eight coauthors that had.
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