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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
How could it be irresponsible to not publish something with an exceedingly low RR?
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If we accept your hypothesis that RR under something greater than 2 is negligible, then it might be irresponsible not to publish because if not published, other researchers won't know that the effect of the variable studied is negligible. If they don't know it's already been studied, they may decide to study it. This is a waste of research resources.
Also, telling people that the increased risk is negligible can debunk myths about stuff.
