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AoI*: “What Is the False Discovery Rate in Empirical Research?” by Engsted (2024)
[*AoI = “Articles of Interest” is a feature of TRN where we report abstracts of recent research related to replication and research integrity.] ABSTRACT (taken from the article) “A scientific discovery in empirical research, e.g., establishing a causal relationship between two…
Read MoreFEATURED RESEARCH (“Reassessing the Effects of a Communication-and-Resolution Program on Hospitals’ Malpractice Claims and Costs”) – Another Example of a Journal Behaving Badly
NOTE: According to the SCImago Journal Rankings, Health Affairs is ranked in the top quartile (Q1) of journals in the “Health Policy” and “Medicine (miscellaneous)” subject areas. It has an H-index of 190. [Excerpts are taken from the article “Reassessing…
Read MoreOld Boys Network: 1; Open Science: 0.
[Excerpts taken from the article “The Stewart Retractions: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis”, by Justin Pickett, published in Econ Journal Watch] “This study analyzes the recent retraction of five articles from three sociology journals—Social Problems, Criminology, and Law & Society…
Read MoreGOLDSTEIN: More Replication in Economics?
[This blog originally appeared at the blogsite Development Impact] About a year ago, I blogged on a paper that had tried to replicate results on 61 papers in economics and found that in 51% of the cases, they couldn’t get the same…
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