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Case for due diligence in public policy
Peter Gallagher — ... policy decisions, in part because people think that the journals have checked the accuracy of the research. Yet such work is rarely subjected to independent checks for accuracy during the peer review process, and the data and computational methods are so seldom disclosed that post-publication verification is equally rare. This study argues that researchers and journals have allowed habits of secrecy to persist that severely inhibit independent replication. " Extract from Check the Numbers: The Case for Due Diligence in Policy Formation ...

Links 2/22/09
naked capitalism — Runaway horse in French capital BBC (see another video here, hat tip reader Michael T). Look for the way the gendame catches Garabaldi. Surveillance cams help fight crime, city says Chicago Sun-Times. Big Brother is coming to the Midwest. Check the Numbers: The Case for Due Diligence in Policy Formation Fraser Institute (hat tip Felix Salmon) Radical revamp splits RBS in two Times Online The Complete Biggest Losers! Clusterstock. While Rome Burns Ed Harrison 'Good Banks' ...