March Methodology Madness – 2018

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March Methodology Madness – 2018

February 28, 2018

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Our annual nod to the NCAA basketball tournament includes reports on data-analysis techniques, methodological advances, and the latest initiatives for improving replicability.

In our annual nod to the United States’ college basketball tournament, the Observer reports on cutting edge data-analysis techniques, insights on methodological advances, and the latest initiatives for improving reproducibility in psychological science.

This year’s lineup includes the following:

Preregistration: The New Normal in Psychological Science
By Brian A. Nosek and D. Stephen Lindsay

The Psychological Science Accelerator
By Chris Chartier, Randy McCarthy, and Heather Urry

Run All the Models! Dealing with Data Analytic Flexibility
By Julia Rohrer

Measurement Matters
By Eiko I. Fried and Jessica K. Flake

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