Current Incentives for Scientists Lead to Underpowered Studies with Erroneous Conclusions.

We can regard the wider incentive structures that operate across science, such as the priority given to novel findings, as an ecosystem within which scientists strive to maximise their fitness (i.e., publication record and career success). Here, we develop an optimality model that predicts the most...

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Main Authors: Andrew D Higginson, Marcus R Munafò
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-11-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2000995