How Science Works · Method
Peer Review & the Replication Crisis
Peer review filters papers but doesn't guarantee truth. When large projects re-ran famous studies, many failed to replicate. P-hacking, small samples and publication bias explain why, and pre-registration helps fix it.
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Prereqs: Experiments vs correlation. Next: Physics, Motion & Newton's laws. Builds on Crash Course Statistics #31 and Ioannidis (2005) 'Why Most Published Research Findings Are False'.Next: 1. What peer review does