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Negative result

Negative result may refer to: * Proof of impossibility, a proof that a particular problem cannot be solved * Null result, a result which shows no evidence of the intended effect *Null hypothesis, a hypothesis that there is no relationship between two measured phenomena

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Negative result may refer to: * Proof of impossibility, a proof that a particular problem cannot be solved * Null result, a result which shows no evidence of the intended effect *Null hypothesis, a hypothesis that there is no relationship between two measured phenomena

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  3. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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