PHYSICS 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Confirmation Bias, Open Peer Review, Center For Open Science
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Learning objective: explain the value of transparency in improving the quality of scientific studies improving the transparency, reproducibility and efficiency of scientific research. Data from many fields suggests reproducibility is lower than is desirable measures that we believe will improve research efficiency and robustness of scientific findings by directly targeting specific threats to reproducible science. Over-interpretation of noise is facilitated by the extent to which data analysis is rapid, flexible and automated. In a high-dimen-sional dataset, there may be hundreds or thousands of reasonable alternative approaches to analysing the same data. An effective solution to mitigate self-deception and unwanted biases is blinding. Promoting study pre-registration" section", below) is a highly effective form of blinding because the data do not exist and the outcomes are not yet known. Improving methodological training research design and statistical analysis are mutually dependent. Implementing independent methodological support e. g. independent researchers (particularly meth-odologists with no personal investment in a research topic)
