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    Type of resources
    Full Course, Student Guide
    Education level(s)
    College / Upper Division (Undergraduates), Graduate / Professional, Career / Technical
    Primary user(s)
    Student, Teacher
    Subject area(s)
    Applied Science, Arts and Humanities, Education, Life Science, Physical Science, Social Science
    Language(s)
    English
    Cluster
    Academic Structures and Institutions
    Last updated
    9 November 2026
    Full CourseStudent Guide

    Detecting Bad Science

    By René Bekkers

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    Level College / Upper Division (Undergraduates), Graduate / Professional, Career / Technical · For Student, Teacher · Language English

    Abstract

    This course is developed for students in research master programs and PhD candidates in the social and behavioral sciences broadly conceived, including psychology, neuroscience, data science, computational social science, sociology, political science, public administration, organization science, social geography, epidemiology, human health and life sciences, economics, marketing, management and business administration. You will find this course useful if you seek to uncover regularities or test hypotheses using empirical data on human cognition and behavior.

    Keywords Bad Science · Research Critique · Reproducible Science