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*Patreon Preview* Decoding Academia #2: False Positive Psychology

Decoding the Gurus

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Is There a Difference Between the Results and the Results?

Everybody wants the research literature to be true. The problem is that when you collect autoithes, inherent random is involved of various kinds. It could so be the case that willingly, or knowingly, or unknowingly, that they are selecting cut off points that enable them to remove results that help push things toward significance. When there's such an incentive, when you're more likely to get a paper published, the results are more interesting.

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