Barely Significant
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Exact replication: Foundation of science or game of chance?

PLoS Biol · 2019 · PMC6456162 · PMID 30964856

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barely significantno p-value reported
The absurd but true notion that a coin flip provides approximately the same positive predictive value as an exact replication experiment when the initial effect is barely significant highlights an important, but little known, limitation of exact replications.

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