The Problem with Science

The Reproducibility Crisis and What to do About It

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

AvR. Barker Bausell,University of Maryland) Bausell, R. Barker (Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus

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Recent events have vividly underscored the societal importance of science, yet the majority of the public are unaware that a large proportion of published scientific results are simply wrong. The Problem with Science is an exploration of the manifestations and causes of this scientific crisis, accompanied by a description of the very promising corrective initiatives largely developed over the past decade to stem the spate of irreproducible results that have come to characterize many of our sciences.More importantly, Dr. R. Barker Bausell has designed it to provide guidance to practicing and aspiring scientists regarding how (a) to change the way in which science has come to be both conducted and reported in order to avoid producing false positive, irreproducible results in their own work and (b) to change those institutional practices (primarily but not exclusively involving the traditional journal publishing process and the academic reward system) that have unwittingly contributed to the present crisis. There is a need for change in the scientific culture itself. A culture which prioritizes conducting research correctly in order to get things right rather than simply getting it published.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-03-31
Mått236 x 160 x 27 mm
Vikt522 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor296
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780197536537

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R. Barker Bausell is Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, where he served as a research methodologist and biostatistician on the faculties of both the schools of medicine and nursing for over 30 years. He has authored 14 scientifically related books, and founded and served for 33 years as the Editor-in-Chief of the refereed medical evaluation journal Evaluation & the Health Professions.

IntroductionPart I. BACKGROUND AND FACILITATORS OF THE CRISISChapter 1: Publication BiasChapter 2: False Positive Results and a Nontechnical Overview of their ModelingChapter 3: Questionable Research Practices (QRPs) and their Devastating Scientific EffectsChapter 4: A Few Case Studies of QRP Driven Irreproducibility EffectsChapter 5: The Return of Pathological Science (actually it never went away)Part II. APPROACHES FOR IDENTIFYING IRREPRODUCIBLE FINDINGSChapter 6: The Replication ProcessChapter 7: Multiple-Study Replication InitiativesChapter 8: Damage Control for Learning that One's Study Failed to ReplicatePART III: STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING THE REPRODUCIBILITY OF PUBLISHED SCIENTIFIC RESULTSChapter 9: Publishing Issues and their Impact upon ReproducibilityChapter 10: Preregistration, Data Sharing, and Other Salutary BehaviorsChapter 11: A (Very) Few Concluding Thoughts

Partly an introductory survey of the reproducibility crisis, partly a series of recommendations to students and scholars that could, if employed, reduce the severity of the crisis, this work includes extensive endnotes with each chapter, providing access to a vast literature on this topic ... The reproducibility crisis is a problem of interest to a large readership spanning many disciplines. Many of the sources discussed, including some of the author's own previous works, would be an excellent starting point for more information about this topic. An essential acquisition for all academic and public libraries.

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