Overview
The replication crisis highlights significant challenges in the scientific community, particularly regarding the reproducibility of research findings. Many studies, especially in psychology and social sciences, have been found difficult to replicate, raising concerns about the reliability of publish...
Key Terms
Example: A study on memory recall is replicated to confirm its findings.
Example: A reproducible study yields the same results when repeated by different researchers.
Example: Researchers may test multiple hypotheses until they find one that is statistically significant.
Example: Selection bias occurs when participants are not randomly chosen.
Example: Researchers share their data and methods openly to allow for replication.
Example: A p-value of less than 0.05 is often considered statistically significant.