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by dominotw 2994 days ago
Isn't that why we have 'replication crisis' in fields that 'can never encompass the full dimensions of the data'

Doesn't replication crisis prove 'that all studies of complex topics are invalid simply because their topics are complex.'

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Science as a whole has developed knowing that it is impossible to encompass the full dimensions of the data, the goal is to find the best explanation given the available evidence.

The replication crisis is a result of the misuse or misunderstanding of the statistics, and the current nature of journals.