Constraints on generality statements are needed to define direct replication

By Daniel J. Simons, Yuichi Shoda and D. Stephen Lindsay.

Last updated on Jul 11, 2023

Reproducibility Crisis and Credibility Revolution Open Science

Abstract

Whether or not a replication attempt counts as “direct” often cannot be determined definitively after the fact as a result of flexibility in how procedural differences are interpreted. Specifying constraints on generality in original articles can eliminate ambiguity in advance, thereby leading to a more cumulative science.

Link to resource: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X18000845

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