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    Type of resources
    Primary Source, Reading, Paper
    Education level(s)
    College / Upper Division (Undergraduates)
    Primary user(s)
    Student
    Subject area(s)
    Applied Science, Social Science
    Language(s)
    English
    Cluster
    Replication and Meta-Research
    Last updated
    29 May 2020
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    The value of direct replication.

    By Daniel Simons

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    Level College / Upper Division (Undergraduates) · For Student · Language English

    Abstract

    Reproducibility is the cornerstone of science. If an effect is reliable, any competent researcher should be able to obtain it when using the same procedures with adequate statistical power. Two of the articles in this special section question the value of direct replication by other laboratories. In this commentary, I discuss the problematic implications of some of their assumptions and argue that direct replication by multiple laboratories is the only way to verify the reliability of an effect.

    Keywords Reproducibility Crisis and Credibility Revolution