Why Most Published Research Findings are False (2)

John Ioannidis’s argument that most published research findings are false has been getting some attention in the blogosphere because of a recent article in the WSJ.  In an earlier post I  explained why most published research findings might be false using a simple diagram.

Hat tip and thanks to Steve Novella at Neurologica Blog and Mark H at Denialism both of whom refer to my analysis adding many excellent insights of their own.