How can we make sound replication decisions?

Abstract

Replication, and the reported crises impacting many fields of research, have become a focal point for the sciences. This has led to reforms in publishing, methodological design and reporting, and increased numbers of experimental replications coordinated across many laboratories. While replication is rightly considered an indispensable tool of science, financial resources and researchers’ time are quite limited. In this perspective, we examine different values and attitudes that scientists can consider when deciding whether to replicate a finding and how. We offer a conceptual framework for assessing the usefulness of various replication tools, such as preregistration.

Citation

Davis-Stober, C. P., Sarafoglou, A., Aczel, B., Chandramouli, S. H., Errington, T. M., Field, S. M., Fishbach, A., Freire, J., Ioannidis, J. P., Oberauer, K., Pestilli, F., Ressl, S., Schad, D. J., Ter Schure, J., Tentori, K., van Ravenzwaaij, D., Vandekerckhove, J., & Gundersen, O. (in press). How can we make sound replication decisions? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Bibtex

@article{davis-stober_etal:in_press:replication,
    title   = {{H}ow can we make sound replication decisions?},
    author  = {Davis-Stober, Clintin P. and Sarafoglou, Alexandra and Aczel, Balazs and Chandramouli, Suyog H. and Errington, Timothy M. and Field, Sarahanne M. and Fishbach, Ayelet and Freire, Juliana and Ioannidis, John P. and Oberauer, Klaus and Pestilli, Franco and Ressl, Susanne and Schad, Daniel J. and Ter Schure, Judith and Tentori, Katya and van Ravenzwaaij, Don and Vandekerckhove, Joachim and Gundersen, Odd Erik},
    year    = {in press},
    journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}
}