Description
Book SynopsisRecently, social science has had numerous episodes of influential research that was found invalid when placed under rigorous scrutiny. The growing sense that many published results are potentially erroneous has made those conducting social science research more determined to ensure the underlying research is sound.Transparent and Reproducible Social Science Research is the first book to summarize and synthesize new approaches to combat false positives and non-reproducible findings in social science research, document the underlying problems in research practices, and teach a new generation of students and scholars how to overcome them. Understanding that social science research has real consequences for individuals when used by professionals in public policy, health, law enforcement, and other fields, the book crystallizes new insights, practices, and methods that help ensure greater research transparency, openness, and reproducibility. Readers are guided through well-known problems and are encouraged to work through new solutions and practices to improve the openness of their research. Created with both experienced and novice researchers in mind, Transparent and Reproducible Social Science Research serves as an indispensable resource for the production of high quality social science research.
Trade Review"Reminds us to, occasionally, take a moment for self-reflection to question what we are doing as individual researchers or as a scientific community and whether we should overcome certain habits to get better at our job of explaining the world around us." * Politics and the Life Sciences *
Table of ContentsList of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
PART ONE. INTRODUCTION AND MOTIVATION
1 Introduction
2 What Is Ethical Research?
PART TWO. PROBLEMS
3 Publication Bias
4 Specification Searching
PART THREE. SOLUTIONS
5 Using All Evidence: Registration and Meta-analysis
6 Pre-analysis Plans
7 Sensitivity Analysis and Other Approaches
PART FOUR. PRACTICES
8 Reporting Standards
9 Replication
10 Data Sharing
11 Reproducible Workflow
12 Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
