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. 2018 Jan:41:e142.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X18000778.

Enhancing research credibility when replication is not feasible

Robert J MacCoun  1
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Enhancing research credibility when replication is not feasible

Robert J MacCoun. Behav Brain Sci. 2018 Jan.

Abstract

Direct replications are not always affordable or feasible, and for some phenomena they are impossible. In such situations, methods of blinded data analysis can help minimize p-hacking and confirmation bias, increasing our confidence in a study's results.

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