The research data reproducibility problem solicits a 21st century solution
Journal Title: Advances in Precision Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
Reproducibility is a hallmark of scientific efforts. Estimates indicate that lack of reproducibility of data ranges from 50% to 90% among published research reports. The inability to reproduce major findings of published data confounds new discoveries, and importantly, result in wastage of limited resources in the futile effort to build on these published reports. This poses a challenge to the research community to change the way we approach reproducibility by developing new tools to help progress the reliability of methods and materials we use in our trade.
Authors and Affiliations
Bhupinder Bhullar
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