Lack of reproducibility in science causes significant issues
Science retracted (without lead author's consent) a study of how canvassers can sway people's opinions about gay marriage
Original survey data was not made available for independent reproduction of results (and survey incentives misrepresented, and sponsorship statement false)
Two Berkeley grad students attempted to replicate the study and discovered that the data must have been faked.
Lack of reproducibility in science causes significant issues
From the authors of Low Dose Lidocaine for Refractory Seizures in Preterm Neonates (doi:10.1007/s12098-010-0331-7:
The article has been retracted at the request of the authors. After carefully re-examining the data presented in the article, they identified that data of two different hospitals got terribly mixed. The published results cannot be reproduced in accordance with scientific and clinical correctness.
Source: Retraction Watch
Lack of reproducibility in science causes significant issues
Any work you do to make your analysis more reproducible pays dividends for colleagues and your future self.
Jeremy Leipzig