"Why Most Published Research Findings are False" Part III

In Part I this series, we were introduced to different types of errors, their probabilities, and the concept of statistical power. In Part II, we learned about Positive Predictive Value, or the believability of a study’s findings, as well as how biases can impact results. Part III lays out six corollaries that characterize scientific research and what scientists can do to improve the validity of scientific research. “Why Most Published Research Findings are False” can be found at: http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine... Ioannidis, John P. A. 2005. “Why Most Published Research Findings Are False.” PLoS Med 2 (8): e124. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124.