Scholars Propose 'Conditional Concession Rate' to Measure Academic Rigor
Rex Douglass introduced the 'Conditional Concession Rate,' a new metric measuring academic rigor by the proportion of authors who publicly retract or substantially modify their findings when valid criticism is communicated. Data shows only about 7% of authors publicly acknowledge errors.
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