Faz Research Futility Score : FRF score

01 January 1970 2 3K Report

There is an urgent need to set up a futility score for mindless research. Faz Mahomed has designed such a score and would like you to submit articles for consideration

FRF Score

4 elements: score 0-5 on each element

Element 1: Applicability to Life

Grade 0: Highly applicable and useful on a daily basis

Grade 1: Can be used monthly

Grade 2: Can be used quarterly

Grade 3: Can be used 2x Per year

Grade 4: Can be used 1x per year

Grade 5: Never can be used

Element 2: Use of research funds

Grade 0: No research funds used

Grade 1: Used 0- 10 USD or equivalent currency

Grade 2: Used 11- 100 USD or equivalent currency

Grade 3: Used 101- 1000 USD or equivalent currency

Grade 4: Used 1001- 100 000 USD or equivalent currency

Grade 5: Used > 100 000 USD or equivalent currency

Element 3: Numbers of research staff used:

Grade 0: None, except for researcher

Grade 1: 1-2

Grade 2: 3-10

Grade 3: 11-50

Grade 4: 51-100

Grade 5: >100

Element 4: Potential for Harm

Grade 0: Harms None, except for researcher

Grade 1: Harms Individuals only

Grade 2: Harms families

Grade 3: Harms communities and villages

Grade 4: Harms cities

Grade 5: Harms countries and continents

Scoring Interpretation:

0-5: harmless fun

6-10: researcher needs to be medicated

11-15: researcher needs institutionalisation

16-20: researcher qualifies for Euthanasia...

Please note that no researcher was harmed in drawing up this score [ for now]

The panel [ of one] that met to draw up this score met at the best scientific venue [ coffee shop] and have dutifully recorded their deep evidence based discussions on as many paper napkins as the patron would allow.

No patron was harmed in the drawing up of this Score

Fazleh Mahomed

Thanks for the recommendation

My comment is part-serious and part-frivolous

It is an important discussion for modern times

Devi Dayal

Can't discern out the motive. The intention looks very serious as the crap of useless research is piling up day by day and guzzling up the honest taxpayers' money. The last paragraph, however, is written in a lighter vein. But, nevertheless, kudos for generating the idea.

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