How can we make sound replication decisions?
Abstract
Replication and the reported crises impacting many fields of research have become a focal point for the sciences. This has led to reforms in publishing, methodological design and reporting, and increased numbers of experimental replications coordinated across many laboratories. While replication is rightly considered an indispensable tool of science, financial resources and researchers’ time are quite limited. In this perspective, we examine different values and attitudes that scientists can consider when deciding whether to replicate a finding and how. We offer a conceptual framework for assessing the usefulness of various replication tools, such as preregistration.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Sciences
Authors (18)
Clintin P. Davis-Stober
Department of Psychological Sciences
Alexandra Sarafoglou
Balazs Aczel
Suyog H. Chandramouli
Department of Information and Computer Engineering
Timothy M. Errington
Sarahanne M. Field
Pedagogical and Educational Sciences
Ayelet Fishbach
Booth School of Business
Juliana Freire
Department of Computer Science
John P. A. Ioannidis
Department of Medicine
Klaus Oberauer
Department of Psychology
Franco Pestilli
Department of Psychology
Susanne Ressl
Department of Neuroscience
Daniel J. Schad
Institute of Mind, Brain and Behavior, Psychology Department
Judith ter Schure
Department of Epidemiology and Data Science
Katya Tentori
Center for Mind/Brain Sciences
Don van Ravenzwaaij
Joachim Vandekerckhove
Department of Cognitive Sciences
Odd Erik Gundersen
Department of Computer Science