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xkcd #2977: Three Kinds of Research (xkcd.com)

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The secret fourth kind is 'we applied a standard theory to their map of every tree and got some suspicious results.'

https://explainxkcd.com/2977/

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The one I see the most is:

"We avoided any semblance of rational experimental design and got significant results."

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

We were awarded grant money from a corporation and got results that are favourable to them but require further grants to really boost that evidence up a notch, wink wink

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

If all else fails, use "significant at a p>0.05 level" and hope no one notices.

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