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==== About the handling of null results ==== | ==== About the handling of null results ==== | ||
The ZaPF views null | The ZaPF views null results [[#NC1|¹]] as natural byproduct of proper scientific research. As such, they are not waste, but have scientific value worth protecting and preservating. Even though they are not the final conclusion to a topic, they may be of valuable help to future projects. We want to further their recognition as a product of thorough scientific research. | ||
Of particular importance to this goal is the scientific community’s proper access to null results. Thereby, scientists can profit from experiences made by their colleagues and avoid following the same inconclusive paths. This saves resources and is therefore in the interest of every participant in the research process. | Of particular importance to this goal is the scientific community’s proper access to null results. Thereby, scientists can profit from experiences made by their colleagues and avoid following the same inconclusive paths. This saves resources and is therefore in the interest of every participant in the research process. | ||
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* Establishment of infrastructure providing services to store and share data that may be of value to the scientific community after the termination of a project regardless of whether it is raw data or processed in any way to multiple institutions. | * Establishment of infrastructure providing services to store and share data that may be of value to the scientific community after the termination of a project regardless of whether it is raw data or processed in any way to multiple institutions. | ||
<div id="NC1">¹ The ZaPF defines null results as follows: a result of scientific research, fulfilling one of the following criteria: | |||
* falsification of the original working hypothesis, | * falsification of the original working hypothesis, | ||
* ambiguous or inconclusive result, | * ambiguous or inconclusive result, | ||