Low replicability can support robust and efficient science

The finding, in one line

“Even some seemingly well-established findings have failed to replicate.”

Abstract

There is a broad agreement that psychology is facing a replication crisis. Even some seemingly well-established findings have failed to replicate. Numerous causes of the crisis have been identified, such as underpowered studies, publication bias, imprecise theories, and inadequate statistical procedures. The replication crisis is real, but it is less clear how it should be resolved. Here we examine potential solutions by modeling a scientific community under various different replication regimes. In one regime, all findings are replicated before publication to guard against subsequent replicat

Abstract by Stephan Lewandowsky; Klaus Oberauer, Nature Communications (2020) — licensed CC BY 4.0.

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