40: Meta-research (with Michèle Nuijten) - a podcast by Dan Quintana

Dan and James are joined by Michèle Nuijten (Tilburg University) to discuss 'statcheck', an algorithm that automatically scans papers for statistical tests, recomputes p-values, and flags inconsistencies.
They also cover:- How Michèle dealt with statcheck criticisms
- Psychological Science’s pilot of statcheck for journal submissions- Detecting data fraud
- When should a journal issue a correction?- Future plans for statcheck
- The one thing Michèle thinks that everyone else thinks is crazy- Michèle's most worthwhile career investment
- The one paper that Michèle thinks everyone should readLinks
Michèle's website: https://mbnuijten.comMichèle's twitter account: https://twitter.com/michelenuijten
Statcheck: https://statcheck.ioTilberg University meta-research center: http://metaresearch.nl
Guardian story on detecting science fraud: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/feb/01/high-tech-war-on-scienceThe paper Michèle thinks everyone should read: http://opim.wharton.upenn.edu/DPlab/papers/publishedPapers/Simmons2011False-Positive%20Psychology.pdf
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The startup scientist, Dan's other podcast on boosting your scientific career: https://soundcloud.com/startup-scientist-podcast Special Guest: Michèle Nuijten.

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