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Twenty-nine research teams analyzed the same data, and they all reached different results. (fivethirtyeight.com)

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https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/science-isnt-broken/

Another study with the same goal of comparing the results from different research teams found similar disparities, though the graphs aren't quite as pretty.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

I really found this out while writing my essay. If I wanted to I could interpret it slightly differently, resulting in totally different results.

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