Reviewer chimes in: 'I once reviewed a paper with a negative R²'
RexDouglass · x · 2026-10-24
utkarsh4430 mocks someone who begged onto a paper, did zero work, and still failed to complete the author checklist — "a way to contribute negatively." Data scientist Rex Douglass reposts with a punchline: he once reviewed a paper with a negative R², i.e. a fit worse than predicting the mean. A relatable academic-culture moment about freeloader authorship.
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