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Here's a thought: Teach it in elementary school, so that it becomes a habit, and benefits those who are not training to become professional scientists. It doesn
by analog31 3y ago
Here's a thought: Teach it in elementary school, so that it becomes a habit, and benefits those who are not training to become professional scientists. It doesn't even need statistics or "code" since reproducible science predates those things.
If it becomes a habit, and a natural expectation, then teaching the specifics pertaining to any specific field at an advanced level should be easier. And maybe it would encourage the public to demand better science reporting.
Also, mark the topics in the introductory textbooks that are not based on reproducible research, so that students know the actual state of the field that they're studying.
I do industrial R&D, and my stuff doesn't get published at all, but I benefit from doing work that is at least "open and reproducible" within my organization. It actually improves the quality of my work.
- corethree 3y agoNo. Teaching it in elementary school doesn't do shit. Everybody knows this stuff. The reason why a lot of people don't make reproducible research is the same reason why communism tends not to work. In order to make it work you need to put incentives in place. For example. No journal publishes a paper unless the work has been reproduced by someone from a different institution.