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AoI*: “Promoting Reproducibility and Replicability in Political Science” by Brodeur et al. (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) “This article reviews and summarizes current reproduction and replication practices in political…
Read MoreFEATURED RESEARCH: 2 Recent Papers on the Role of the Media in Reproducibility
Two recent papers look at the influence of media on replications and retractions. A paper by Eleonora Alabrese concludes that “media coverage shapes the auto-correcting process of science by reducing the amount of misinformation and increasing punishment for retracted authors.”…
Read MoreOn the Past and Present of Reproducibility and Replicability in Economics
[Excerpts are taken from the article “Reproducibility and Replicability in Economics” by Lars Vilhuber, published in Harvard Data Science Review] “In this overview, I provide a summary description of the history and state of reproducibility and replicability in the academic field…
Read MoreIs It a Replication? A Reproduction? A Robustness Check? You’re Asking the Wrong Question
[Excerpts taken from the article, “What is replication?” by Brian Nosek and Tim Errington, published in PloS Biology] “Credibility of scientific claims is established with evidence for their replicability using new data. This is distinct from retesting a claim using…
Read MoreHear Top Open Science Researchers Talk about Research Transparency in Weekly Webcasts
Every week for 9 weeks you can hear leaders in research transparency talk about their latest thinking on how to make statistical research open, reproducible, and credible. To learn more, see the schedule below and click on each speaker to…
Read MoreTOL: Special Issue on Replication at Energy Economics
Replication is important. Many journals in economics, including Energy Economics, now insist on papers being published together with a replication package, and a few journals check that package prior to publication. This is a world apart from the common practice…
Read MoreIN THE NEWS: Times Higher Education (December 13, 2019)
[Excerpts taken from the article “Ten UK universities create reproducibility-focused senior roles” by Simon Baker, published in Times Higher Education] “The involvement of 10 universities that have officially joined a UK network set up to tackle the issue of reproducibility…
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