Reproducibility

Research project initialization and organization following reproducible research guidelines

Workshop goals - Why are we teaching this - Why is this important - For future and current you - For research as a whole - Lack of reproducibility in research is a real problem Materials and how we'll use them - Workshop landing page, with - links …

Resolving the Tension Between Exploration and Confirmation in Preclinical Biomedical Research

Confirmation through competent replication is a founding principle of modern science. However, biomedical researchers are rewarded for innovation, and not for confirmation, and confirmatory research is often stigmatized as unoriginal and as a …

Rigor and Reproducibility

The information provided on this website is designed to assist the extramural community in addressing rigor and transparency in NIH grant applications and progress reports. Scientific rigor and transparency in conducting biomedical research is key to …

Rigor Champions and Resources

Efforts to Instill the Fundamental Principles of Rigorous ResearchRigorous experimental procedures and transparent reporting of research results are vital to the continued success of the biomedical enterprise at both the preclinical and the clinical …

Robust Modeling in Cognitive Science

In an attempt to increase the reliability of empirical findings, psychological scientists have recently proposed a number of changes in the practice of experimental psychology. Most current reform efforts have focused on the analysis of data and the …

RStudio Cheatsheets

RStudio Cheatsheets The cheatsheets below make it easy to use some of our favorite packages. Cheatsheets include the following topics: Python with R and Reticulate Cheatsheet: The reticulate package provides a comprehensive set of tools for …

Scientific Utopia: II. Restructuring Incentives and Practices to Promote Truth Over Publishability

An academic scientist’s professional success depends on publishing. Publishing norms emphasize novel, positive results. As such, disciplinary incentives encourage design, analysis, and reporting decisions that elicit positive results and ignore …

Social Science Workshop Overview

Workshop overview for the Data Carpentry Social Sciences curriculum. Data Carpentry’s aim is to teach researchers basic concepts, skills, and tools for working with data so that they can get more done in less time, and with less pain. This workshop …

Software Carpentry

Since 1998, Software Carpentry has been teaching researchers the computing skills they need to get more done in less time and with less pain. Our volunteer instructors have run hundreds of events for more than 34,000 researchers since 2012. All of …

Statcheck

statcheck is a program that checks for errors in statistical reporting in APA-formatted documents. It was originally written in the R programming language. statcheck/web is a web-based implementation of statcheck. Using statcheck/web, you can check …