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. 2011 Apr 12;6(4):e18680. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018680

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Roebber, Schultz.

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Proposal generation by N scientists, of quality Qs, drawn from a normal population of mean 100 and standard deviation 10. Proposals are of quality Qp, drawn from a normal population of mean Qs and standard deviation 5. Arrows indicate the flow of decisions through the proposal submission process.