Testing for Questionable Research Practices in a Meta-Analysis: An Example from Experimental Parapsychology

We describe a method of quantifying the effect of Questionable Research Practices (QRPs) on the results of meta-analyses. As an example we simulated a meta-analysis of a controversial telepathy protocol to assess the extent to which these experimental results could be explained by QRPs. Our simulati...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2016-05, Vol.11 (5), p.e0153049-e0153049
Hauptverfasser:	Bierman, Dick J, Spottiswoode, James P, Bijl, Aron
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biology and Life Sciences Brain research Computer simulation Empirical analysis Experimental psychology Experiments Fitness Genetic algorithms Genetic engineering Humans Impact analysis Medical ethics Meta-analysis Parapsychology Parapsychology - methods People and Places Physical Sciences Psychologists Psychology Reproductive fitness Research and Analysis Methods Research Design Research methodology Researchers Sample Size Science Simulation Social Sciences Studies Telepathy
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