New Working Paper: “Perceptions and Practices of Replication by Social and Behavioral Scientists”
Posted: April 21st, 2016 | Author: Sven | Filed under: Data Sharing, Report | Tags: Replication, replication studies, research paper | Comments Off on New Working Paper: “Perceptions and Practices of Replication by Social and Behavioral Scientists”
One of our project partners has just released a publication that deals with the replication crises in economics and the social sciences.
In the abstract the three autors state:
We live in a time of increasing publication rates and specialization of scientific disciplines. More and more, the research community is facing the challenge of assuring the quality of research and maintaining trust in the scientific enterprise. Replication studies are necessary to detect erroneous research. Thus, the replicability of research is considered a hallmark of good scientific practice and it has lately become a key concern for research communities and science policy makers alike.
In their discussion paper Fecher, Fräßdorf and Wagner analyze perceptions and practices regarding replication studies in the social and behavioral sciences. Their analyses are based on a survey of almost 300 researchers.
