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Replication initiatives

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Previous replication database initiatives

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Defining replication

Technical Documentation

Replications database data dictionary
Effect size types and their normalization
Mathematical methods for classifying replication outcomes
Our Ontology for Classifying Paper Subjects
V6 extraction pipeline evaluation
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Metascience Substack articles by Metascience Observatory Founder Dan Elton

2022-02-28The deluge of crappy papers must stop
2023-08-05How common is scientific fraud?
2024-10-21When "weak links" in science matter — high profile fraud in Alzheimer's disease research
2024-10-22A Defense of Peer Review
2025-01-28The golden age of German science (1880 - 1930)

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