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Comment author: CarlShulman 14 July 2014 06:21:51PM 4 points [-]

Because experiments can be undermined by a vast number of practical mistakes, the likeliest explanation for any failed replication will always be that the replicator bungled something along the way

Do you agree with the empirical claim about the frequencies of false positives in initial studies versus false negatives in replications?

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