A Primer on the ‘Reproducibility Crisis’ and Ways to Fix It

Volume: 51, Issue: 2, Pages: 286 - 300
Published: May 31, 2018
Abstract
This article uses the framework of Ioannidis () to organise a discussion of issues related to the ‘reproducibility crisis’. It then goes on to use that framework to evaluate various proposals to fix the problem. Of particular interest is the ‘post†study probability’, the probability that a reported research finding represents a true relationship. This probability is inherently unknowable. However, a number of insightful results emerge...
Paper Details
Title
A Primer on the ‘Reproducibility Crisis’ and Ways to Fix It
Published Date
May 31, 2018
Volume
51
Issue
2
Pages
286 - 300
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