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		theodpHN on Sept 14, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: One in five genetics papers contains errors thanks... So, the question is: Would there be fewer or more errors if something other than Excel was used? Has much rigorous research been done on this?

Djdjur7373bb on Sept 15, 2024 | [–]

One should probably also ask how much research would not have gotten done or other issues that would crop up if less tech-savvy researchers didn't have a beginner friendly tool like Excel available.

eviks on Sept 15, 2024 | [–]

Unfortunately researchers can't fork the universe with a different set of defaults for this rigorous study you appear

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