The frequency of excess success for articles in Psychological Science

Volume: 21, Issue: 5, Pages: 1180 - 1187
Published: Mar 18, 2014
Abstract
Recent controversies have questioned the quality of scientific practice in the field of psychology, but these concerns are often based on anecdotes and seemingly isolated cases. To gain a broader perspective, this article applies an objective test for excess success to a large set of articles published in the journal Psychological Science between 2009 and 2012. When empirical studies succeed at a rate much higher than is appropriate for the...
Paper Details
Title
The frequency of excess success for articles in Psychological Science
Published Date
Mar 18, 2014
Volume
21
Issue
5
Pages
1180 - 1187
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