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'''Data torturing''' is an abuse of scientific research by methodological flaw expressed by saying ''"Torture the data, and it will confess to anything."'' It is an attempt to manipulate the data in order to confirm the whishful thinking of the author and reach a apriori wanted result of the research. For example, a trial can be deliberately rigged to give the right answer to its sponsors. One systematic review perfomed in 2003 discovered that studies funded by a pharmaceutical company were found to be four time more likely to give results that were favourable to the company than independent studies.<ref>{{cite book
'''Data torturing''' is an abuse of scientific research by methodological flaw expressed by saying ''"Torture the data, and it will confess to anything."'' It is an attempt to manipulate the data in order to confirm the [[wishful thinking]] of the author and reach a apriori wanted result of the research. For example, a trial can be deliberately rigged to give the right answer to its sponsors. One systematic review perfomed in 2003 discovered that studies funded by a pharmaceutical company were found to be four time more likely to give results that were favourable to the company than independent studies.<ref>{{cite book
|title=Bad Science
|title=Bad Science
|author=Ben Goldacre
|author=Ben Goldacre
|url=http://creation.com/images/pdfs/tj/j09_2/j09_2_165.pdf
|url=http://creation.com/images/pdfs/tj/j09_2/j09_2_165.pdf
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==See Also==
*[[Academician Burdenko syndrome]]
*[[Confirmation bias]]
==References==
==References==