Science paper about importance of scientific rigor retracted due to lack of it

A science paper about the importance of scientific rigor has been retracted after it was criticized for a lack of scientific rigor.

"We are embarrassed by our elementary errors," the paper's authors state in a response to the retraction.

The paper, which appeared last year in the journal Nature Human Behavior, highlighted the benefits of preregistration—publicly outlining study goals and methods in advance—along with large sample sizes and methodological transparency to ensure accuracy of the results. — Read the rest

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