2024-06-25 15:25 UTC
#academicchatter #sociology I found an error in a data table in a published article that uses public data in a top journal. Wrote to author, they confirm it is an error, they got data from more senior scholars who have not responded to them regarding error query. Not clear whether or how much it affects the substance of the findings. A junior scholar is getting findings with different data that contradict that article. Should likely error in 1st article be discussed in the new paper?
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@pamelaoliver@sciences.social 2024-06-25 15:28
The clear error is in a frequency table: reported frequencies just do not match those in the public data. Error could just be failure to report selection criteria. There are other problems with the analysis as well, but I don't think the junior scholar really wants to deeply engage that article.