Every statistician I know has reacted that the most likely explanation is that some kind of selection or 'tuning' of the method did take place, though the authors may not be conscious of it, he says.
I don't believe the statisticians who have given an opinion on this. 
mnli hypothesis: I don't believe the statisticians who have given an opinion on this.  premise: Every statistician I know has reacted that the most likely explanation is that some kind of selection or 'tuning' of the method did take place, though the authors may not be conscious of it, he says.