How ‘Tiny Shortcuts’ Are Poisoning Science: Seemingly harmless data tweaks are undermining the integrity of the entire field. We must define the problem to prevent it

By Thomas Plümper and Eric Neumayer

https://nautil.us/how-tiny-shortcuts-are-poisoning-science-1279176

How ‘Tiny Shortcuts’ Are Poisoning Science

How ‘Tiny Shortcuts’ Are Poisoning Science: Seemingly harmless data tweaks are undermining the integrity of the entire field. We must define the problem to prevent it