02-18-2024, 11:14 PM
(02-18-2024, 10:42 PM)quintessentone Wrote: I look to see if it was repeated with the same results, with those that could not be repeated exactly then it's suspect. There's really not much more to it than that IMO.
I can't imagine how disappointing it must be for a scientist working on a research project to discover that some cited sources turned out to be fraudulent. It must be even worse than finding one of your data sources has been simply plugging in useless make-believe data that 'satisfies' the PI's hypothesis, but I imagine that usually gets called out before publication... or at least I would hope it does.
Some folks have no shame.
