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Error and Negligence in Science
Pages 15-16

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... O ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 43 ~ O ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ go ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ g ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ O ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ERROR AND NEGLIGENCE IN SCIENCE Scientific results are inherently provisional. Scientists can never prove conclusively that they have described some aspect of the natural or physical world with complete accuracy.
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... But researchers can waste months or years of effort because of erroneous results, and public confidence in the integrity of science can be seriously undermined. · O G 411 ~ 11' ~ 0 6' ~ O ~ 1' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ D ~ ~ O ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ O ~ ~ ~ 3 ~ ~ 0 ~ 0 9 e ~ a ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ MISCONDUCT IN SCIENCE Beyond honest errors and errors caused through negligence are a third category of errors: those that involve deception.
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