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The natural selection of bad science

Paul E. Smaldino, Richard McElreath

Royal Society Open Science, 2016. DOI 10.1098/rsos.160384

Has this study been replicated?

The atlas records 2 replications of this study. Recorded outcomes: 2 successful.

Replications

• Replication of the natural selection of bad science, Kohrt et al. (2023). Outcome recorded: successful. The replication was successful with one exception. View paper
• Replication of the natural selection of bad science, unknown authors (2022). Outcome recorded: successful. This study reports an independent replication of the findings presented by Smaldino and McElreath (2016), "The natural selection of bad science". The replication was successful with one exception. We find that selection acting on scientist's propensity for replication frequency caused a brief period View paper

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