J. Bryan Carmody

Apr 21, 2023 | meridian.allenpress.com | Brian Elliott |J. Bryan |J. Bryan Carmody |Alessandra Storino

“We need less research, better research, and research done for the right reasons.”1  So began a 1994 editorial in the British Medical Journal by statistician Douglas G. Altman. Noting that incentives for career advancement led many physicians to conduct research that was inappropriately designed, incorrectly analyzed, selectively interpreted, or outright fraudulent, Altman argued for abandoning the use of publication quantity as a measure of ability.