Dr. Joseph Simmons\, Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Life After P-Hacking
P-hacking is the practice of conducti ng many analyses on the same dataset until one achieves a reportable\, stat istically significant result (p < .05). P-h acking can lead researchers to believe in\, and publish\, findings that are false (i.e.\, not replicable)\, and it is likely the major reason why\, in many fields (e.g.\, psychology\, medicine)\, too many published findings d o not replicate. Not surprisingly\, the recognition that too many published findings do not replicate has led many different researchers to advocate f or making many different changes to the way we report and conduct our resea rch. In this talk\, I discuss which of these proposed changes will effectiv ely improve the way we do science and which will be ineffective or harmful. For example\, I will conclude that pre-registration will do a lot of good\ , and that meta-analytic thinking will do a lot of harm.
Joseph Simmons is an Associate Professor at the Wharton Sch ool of the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on two core are as. The first is the psychology of judgment and decision-making\, focusing on the biases and errors that influence people's decisions. His other area of research focuses on promoting research practices that improve the integr ity of published findings.
Annually the Depa rtment of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year.
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