The big idea: should we get rid of the scientific paper?
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As a format it’s slow, encourages hype, and is difficult to correct. A radical overhaul of publishing could make science…
As a format it’s slow, encourages hype, and is difficult to correct. A radical overhaul of publishing could make science…
New research shows that some highly publicized programs are ineffective -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Evidence indicates up to half of medical literature may be fraudulent.
There’s too much to read, no matter your field. If you are interested in a hot topic, it’s worse: there’s more being published…
A new meta-scientific review published in a special edition of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology evaluates the evidence behind…
A study has revealed a high prevalence of inconsistencies in reported statistical test results. Such inconsistencies make…
Good research should be replicable, but there are various issues that can impact reproducibility in science. In this PLOSCast…
(This article was first published on R-posts.com, and kindly contributed to R-bloggers) The technology is available…
(This article was first published on Revolutions, and kindly contributed to R-bloggers) The results of many…
Recently saw a really fun article making the rounds: “The prevalence of statistical reporting errors in psychology (1985–2013)”…
PubPeer will see a surge of more than 50,000 entries for psychology studies in the next few weeks as part of an initiative that…
tl;dr: Using RMarkdown with knitr is a nice way to decrease statistical reporting errors.How often are there statistical…
We’re pleased to present a guest post from Michèle B. Nuijten, a PhD student at Tilburg University who helped develop a program…
Meg was swamped this week, so it was Jeremy’s job to read ALL the things and pick the best ones. Also this week: ASN award…