Only About Half Of Social Science Results Can Be Replicated, Finds New Study

A multi-year study of the reliability of published social & behavioral science research has found that only about half of ...
Yahoo

Research replication can determine how well science is working – but how do scientists replicate studies?

Some research teams work on replicating prior studies to assess the value of a body of work. AzmanL/E+ via Getty Images Back in high school chemistry, I remember waiting with my bench partner for ...
Nature

Half of social-science studies fail replication test in years-long project

Results from massive, ‘eagerly awaited’ initiative reinforce concerns about the credibility of science — but raise hope for ...
C&EN

Reactions: Solving the replication crisis

I read with interest your article on the White House’s response to the replication crisis in biomedical science. You cite the Center for Open Science’s project, which couldn’t replicate 54% of ...
Psychology Today

The Replication Crisis and the Problem With Basic Science

The vast majority of experimental work in behavioral and biomedical science involves group comparison—in the simplest case, an experimental and a control group. Average data are compared and the ...
Devdiscourse

Shedding Light on the 'Reproducibility Crisis' in Social Sciences

A comprehensive seven-year project in the US analyzed 3,900 claims from research papers in social sciences, revealing that ...
Psychology Today

Is There a Replication Crisis in Experimental Psychology?

Last year’s publication in Science of a study on the replicability of findings in experimental psychology triggered consternation throughout the relevant fields. Two hundred seventy researchers ...