Scientists across all fields make various types of claims about their innovations. Validity tests check whether they deliver on what they promise.
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Breathless press releases, over-interpreted meta-analyses and other ‘crud factors’ mean that weak research results can get overhyped to the public. It’s time for a cultural change in the social sciences.
Millions of Americans believe brown cows produce chocolate milk? The way the media reported this factoid raises questions about science literacy – but different ones than you may think.
Partly in response to the so-called ‘reproducibility crisis’ in science, researchers are embracing a set of practices that aim to make the whole endeavor more transparent, more reliable – and better.
Researchers need to be able to draw conclusions based on previously published studies in their field. A new aggregation method synthesizes prior findings and may help reveal more of the big picture.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina
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Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Oregon
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Professor of Psychology, Stetson University
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Associate Professor, Systems Science and Policy, Harvard University
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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Director of External Research for frank, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida
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Visiting associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Grand Valley State University
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Professor of Information Systems, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor of Commerce, University of Virginia
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Professor of Information Technology and Management, Babson College