?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Reproducible+Research%3A+a+Dissenting+Opinion&rft.creator=Drummond%2C+Dr.+Chris&rft.subject=Artificial+Intelligence&rft.subject=Machine+Learning&rft.description=++Reproducible+Research%2C+the+de+facto+title+of+a+growing+movement%0D%0A++within+many+scientific+fields%2C+would+require+the+code%2C+used+to%0D%0A++generate+the+experimental+results%2C+be+published+along+with+any%0D%0A++paper.+Probably+the+most+compelling+argument+for+this+is+that+it+is%0D%0A++simply+following+good+scientific+practice%2C+established+over+the%0D%0A++years+by+the+greats+of+science.+It+is+further+claimed+that%0D%0A++misconduct+is+causing+a+growing+crisis+of+confidence+in+science.%0D%0A++That%2C+without+this+requirement+being+enforced%2C+science+would%0D%0A++inevitably+fall+into+disrepute.+This+viewpoint+is+becoming%0D%0A++ubiquitous+but+here+I+offer+a+dissenting+opinion.++I+contend+that%0D%0A++the+consequences+are+somewhat+overstated.+Misconduct+is+far+from%0D%0A++solely+a+recent+phenomenon%3B+science+has+succeeded+despite+it.%0D%0A++Further%2C+I+would+argue+that+the+problem+of+public+trust+is+more+to%0D%0A++do+with+other+factors.+I+would+also+contend+that+the+effort%0D%0A++necessary+to+meet+the+movement's+aims%2C+and+the+general+attitude+it%0D%0A++engenders%2C+would+not+serve+any+of+the+research+disciplines+well.&rft.date=2012-09-21&rft.type=Other&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8675%2F1%2FReproducibleResearch.pdf&rft.identifier=++Drummond%2C+Dr.+Chris++(2012)+Reproducible+Research%3A+a+Dissenting+Opinion.+++++(Unpublished)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8675%2F