64% of landmark psychology studies failed to replicate — the 'replication crisis' revealed systemic problems in published science — documented evidence
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The Open Science Collaboration replicated 100 influential psychology studies and found only 36% held up, with effect sizes half as large. A larger pooled analysis showed 64% eventually replicated but with effects 32% smaller. A 186-researcher collaboration found 50% of 28 classic findings failed even with large samples. The crisis stems from publication bias (97% of positive industry results published vs 39% negative), researcher bias, and fraud cases. Psychology, medicine, and social sciences are all affected.

64% of landmark psychology studies failed to replicate — the 'replication crisis' revealed systemic problems in published science

SCI·August 30, 2005·By Open Science Collaboration·3.2K upvotes·95 comments
What They Said Was Crazy
Most published research findings are probably false. The incentive structure of academic publishing has created a crisis of unreliable science.
Open Science CollaborationAugust 30, 2005Source

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