By: Björn

Biological vs technical replicates: Now from a data analysis perspective: R script
March 31, 2020

This is the R Script referenced in the blog post LINK ## “Effortlessly Read Any Rectangular Data”library(readit)         …

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Fun Section January 2020
February 1, 2020

A funny way to show the importance of describing your study/experiment in most detail and to be transparent and precise so…

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From fecal transplants, obesity and the importance of randomizatIon and normalization
February 1, 2020

In one of the last Newsletter issues (LINK), we wrote about the uncertainties which sometimes exist when trying to find the…

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Of lab notebooks and leaders in science
February 1, 2020

Good research practices are often said to work against the current success model in science (based on positive results, number and…

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Is N-Hacking ever OK?
February 1, 2020

It has been proposed repeatedly that adding samples based on results of initial experiments is a form of p-hacking (see e.g. new…

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Additional READS in January 2020
February 1, 2020

Measuring Transparency and Reproducibility of Biomedical Articles Causal claims about correlations reduced in press releases following academic study of health news…

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Is N-Hacking Ever OK? A simulation-based study
February 1, 2020

After an experiment has been completed and analyzed, a trend may be observed that is “not quite significant”. Sometimes in this…

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Publishers’ Responsibilities in Promoting Data Quality and Reproducibility
February 1, 2020

Scholarly publishers can help to increase data quality and reproducible research by promoting transparency and openness. Increasing transparency can be achieved…

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Rigor and Transparency Index, a new metric of quality for assessing biological and medical science methods.
February 1, 2020

The reproducibility crisis in science is a multifaceted problem involving practices and incentives, both in the laboratory and in publication.Using SciScore,…

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New Author Guidelines for Displaying Data and Reporting Data Analysis and Statistical Methods in Experimental Biology
February 1, 2020

To improve the robustness and transparency of scientific reporting, the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET), with input from PAASP’s Martin…

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