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But Not as Good as Psychologists?
The website FiveThirtyEight has a thoughtful post reflecting on the recent study in psychology in which 100 experimental studies were replicated . At least two points are worth highlighting. First, despite the concern about p-hacking, it turns out that one…
Read MoreWe Have Met the Enemy, and He is Us
FROM THE ARTICLE: “We studied publication bias in the social sciences by analyzing a known population of conducted studies—221 in total—in which there is a full accounting of what is published and unpublished. … Strong results are 40 percentage points more…
Read MoreResults from a Massive Study on Replication of Psychology Research
FROM THE ARTICLE: “We conducted replications of 100 experimental and correlational studies published in three psychology journals using high-powered designs and original materials when available. Replication effects were half the magnitude of original effects, representing a substantial decline. Ninety-seven percent…
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