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eridani

(51,907 posts)
5. I agree with that
Mon Dec 12, 2011, 06:43 AM
Dec 2011

We all have a tendency to favor our own viewpoints, even researchers. Years ago, before everything was online, there was a study of errors made by researchers transcribing cloud chamber results. They also answered questions on their opinions of various current theories. Turned out there was a statistically significant tendency for their errors to favor the theories they favored.

This is interesting because it isn't fraud, just operation at the subconscious level. Reanalysis of Mendel's pea date shows that his results were just a little too good also.

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