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Robust research needs many lines of evidence

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  • Marcus R. Munafò
  • George Davey Smith

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Replication is not enough. Marcus R. Munafò and George Davey Smith state the case for triangulation.

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  • Marcus R. Munafò & George Davey Smith, 2018. "Robust research needs many lines of evidence," Nature, Nature, vol. 553(7689), pages 399-401, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:553:y:2018:i:7689:d:10.1038_d41586-018-01023-3
    DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-01023-3
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