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by coolhand2120 929 days ago
Is that true? Do you have any citation? It sounds incredible. Every study?
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It's broadly true that most research is eventually subject to attempts at replication. However the replication isn't explicitly attempting to reproduce the exact prior research, but to build on it.

If the foundation established by the prior research is flawed, attempts to build on it will usually fail.