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Research (shouldn’t) mean never having to say you’re sorry

by Andrew Gelman on December 16, 2012 · 0 comments

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In politics we’re familiar with the non-apology apology (well described in Wikipedia as “a statement that has the form of an apology but does not express the expected contrition”). Here’s the scientific equivalent: the non-retraction retraction. . . .

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