This is interesting, but I doubt it is quite as widely applicable as the authors seem to be suggesting.
The title of the article is very general, as is the discussion in the summary. However, it appears that all the examples come from medical research. And the methodologies examined and issues brought up are those that are prominent in modern medical research. Perhaps a better title would be, "Why Most Published Medical Research Findings are False".
To be fair, this is an article from a medical journal. Still, these authors are writing as if medical research is all the research there is, and that's a bit strange, to say the least.
The title of the article is very general, as is the discussion in the summary. However, it appears that all the examples come from medical research. And the methodologies examined and issues brought up are those that are prominent in modern medical research. Perhaps a better title would be, "Why Most Published Medical Research Findings are False".
To be fair, this is an article from a medical journal. Still, these authors are writing as if medical research is all the research there is, and that's a bit strange, to say the least.