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      Improving the dependability of research in personality and social psychology: recommendations for research and educational practice.

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          In this article, the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Task Force on Publication and Research Practices offers a brief statistical primer and recommendations for improving the dependability of research. Recommendations for research practice include (a) describing and addressing the choice of N (sample size) and consequent issues of statistical power, (b) reporting effect sizes and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), (c) avoiding "questionable research practices" that can inflate the probability of Type I error, (d) making available research materials necessary to replicate reported results, (e) adhering to SPSP's data sharing policy, (f) encouraging publication of high-quality replication studies, and (g) maintaining flexibility and openness to alternative standards and methods. Recommendations for educational practice include (a) encouraging a culture of "getting it right," (b) teaching and encouraging transparency of data reporting, (c) improving methodological instruction, and (d) modeling sound science and supporting junior researchers who seek to "get it right."

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          Journal
          Pers Soc Psychol Rev
          Personality and social psychology review : an official journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc
          1532-7957
          1532-7957
          Feb 2014
          : 18
          : 1
          Affiliations
          [1 ] 1University of California, Riverside, USA.
          Article
          1088868313507536
          10.1177/1088868313507536
          24214149
          66fa6a1b-5e7d-44b1-b147-773d99e70f21
          History

          educational practice,effect size,replicability,research methods,statistics

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