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- A member of the PLOS ONE Editorial Board reviewed the article [1] and noted concerns about the data and analyses that were not fully resolved in post-publication discussions with the corresponding author, including a lack of unit root and cointegration tests, concerns about the interpretation of R2 and unclear reasoning for the estimation strategy.
The PLOS ONE Editors retract this article [1] due to the above concerns. We regret that the issues were not addressed prior to the article’s publication.
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Reference
- 1. Mostenska TL, Mostenska TG, Yurii E, Lakner Z, Vasa L (2022) Economic affordability of food as a component of the economic security of Ukraine. PLoS ONE 17(3): e0263358. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263358 pmid:35239676
Citation: The PLOS ONE Editors (2024) Retraction: Economic affordability of food as a component of the economic security of Ukraine. PLoS ONE 19(11): e0314383. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314383
Published: November 20, 2024
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