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Meta-research: Why research on research matters.
- Source :
- PLoS Biology; 3/13/2018, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p1-6, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Meta-research is the study of research itself: its methods, reporting, reproducibility, evaluation, and incentives. Given that science is the key driver of human progress, improving the efficiency of scientific investigation and yielding more credible and more useful research results can translate to major benefits. The research enterprise grows very fast. Both new opportunities for knowledge and innovation and new threats to validity and scientific integrity emerge. Old biases abound, and new ones continuously appear as novel disciplines emerge with different standards and challenges. Meta-research uses an interdisciplinary approach to study, promote, and defend robust science. Major disruptions are likely to happen in the way we pursue scientific investigation, and it is important to ensure that these disruptions are evidence based. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HUMANITIES
INTEGRITY
REPRODUCIBLE research
INNOVATION adoption
ROBUST statistics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15449173
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- PLoS Biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 128437552
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2005468