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Don’t infer anything from unavailable data

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In the absence of supporting and relevant data, one cannot (should not) infer whatever worthy conclusion.

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Moustafa, K. Don’t infer anything from unavailable data. Scientometrics 105, 2271–2272 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-015-1750-z

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