Percentage of research papers concluding that "more research is needed" 1960-2015, found on the internet, source unknown.
Probably because usually more research is needed.
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Subtitles read: "we want more funding."
ReplyDelete... surely not ! :)
ReplyDeleteWell, the more you know, the more you realise how much you don't know ...
ReplyDeleteSimon Barton Oh good point ! I just blindly assumed it meant a factor of 0.3 so 30%.
ReplyDeleteSomething tells me the scale is supposed to read 30%. I have found the statement "need more research" in almost all papers I have read.
ReplyDeleteApparently it is 0.3%.
ReplyDeleteTo extrapolate: in the year 17000 they will write "all research still lies ahead!"
I'm going to step in it...ok, do the above and below median clusters correlate with: i) expenditures ii) tech advances or, iii) government or other market demands?
ReplyDeleteWish I could find the original citation for this semi - questionable graph. Cheers!
Ian Rawlings that would be tantamount to "and not a thing was learned..." rather embarrassing. Doesn't do much for the CV. Not much of a conversation starter over drinks, either.
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