This seminar class will focus on the theme of Reproducibility in Social Psychology. We will discuss issues surrounding open science as well as the “replication crisis” in social psychology.
Protecting privacy and ensuring confidentiality in data is a critical component of modernizing our national data infrastructure. The use of blended data - combining previously collected data sources - presents new considerations for responsible data …
Objectives
To investigate the model-, code-, and data-sharing practices in the current radiomics research landscape and to introduce a radiomics research database.
Methods
A total of 1254 articles published between January 1, 2021, and December 31, …
Demand is growing for evidence-based policy making, but there is also growing recognition in the social science community that limited transparency and openness in research have contributed to widespread problems. With this course, you can explore …
Data curators play an important role in assessing data quality and take actions that may ultimately lead to better, more valuable data products. This study explores the curation practices of data curators working within US-based data repositories. We …
Retracted papers continue to be cited because notices are unclear and hard to spot. Information scientist Jodi Schneider explains how consistent reporting would help to keep researchers in the loop.
In this course, we will explore the so‐called “reproducibility crisis” that has struck fields from psychology and economics to ecology and cancer biology. You will learn statistical principles at the heart of the reproducibility crisis, how disregard …
Open data is receiving increased attention and support in academic environments, with one justification being that shared data may be re-used in further research. But what evidence exists for such re-use, and what is the relationship between the …
About two months ago, I published an interview with Richard Poynder in which he discussed his recent announcement that he was “signing off from reporting on open access,” because “the movement has failed and is being rebranded in order to obscure the …
Background: The widespread reluctance to share published research data is often hypothesized to be due to the authors’ fear that reanalysis may expose errors in their work or may produce conclusions that contradict their own. However, these …