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    Type of resources
    Reading
    Education level(s)
    Graduate / Professional
    Primary user(s)
    student, teacher
    Subject area(s)
    Applied Science, Life Science, Physical Science, Social Science
    Language(s)
    English
    Cluster
    Replication and Meta-Research
    Last updated
    1 January 2020
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    What is replication?

    By Brian A. Nosek, Timothy M. Errington

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    Level Graduate / Professional · For student, teacher · Language English

    Abstract

    Replications are inevitably different from the original studies. How do we decide whether something is a replication? The answer shifts the conception of replication from a boring, uncreative, housekeeping activity to an exciting, generative, vital contributor to research progress.

    Keywords Reproducibility · Researchers