Wednesday, November 25, 2015

OBFUSCATION INDEX

This study demonstrates a pattern in ‘how scientists lie about their data’.  “We believe the underlying idea behind obfuscation is to muddle the truth,” said Markowitz, the lead author on the paper. “Scientists faking data know that they are committing a misconduct and do not want to get caught. Therefore, one strategy to evade this may be to obscure parts of the paper. We suggest that language can be one of many variables to differentiate between fraudulent and genuine science.”

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