jueves, 23 de julio de 2020

The best time to argue about what a replication means? Before you do it

The best time to argue about what a replication means? Before you do it

Cartoon of a spot-the-difference game showing two lab scenes that are similar but with obvious differences

Argue about replication before you do it

Brian Nosek and Timothy Errington of the US Center for Open Science managed 50 attempts to replicate experiments from high-impact cancer papers — and saw first-hand how confusion and disagreement reigned (particularly when replications seem to contradict the findings). They argue that original authors and independent replicators should make a ‘precommitment’ to a replication experiment that both think will be meaningful, whatever the results — and document their agreement using preregistration or a Registered Report.
Nature | 9 min read

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