By: Björn

A systematic review of sample size and power in leading neuroscience journals
December 19, 2017

Adequate sample size is key to reproducible research findings: low statistical power can increase the probability that statistically significant results are…

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PAASP and Phinnex
December 19, 2017

PAASP, Henrich Pharma Consulting and Global Clinical Trials (GCT) are the founding members of the Pharma Innovation Excellence (PHINNEX) consortium What…

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Newsletter December 2017
December 19, 2017

PAASP News: – The Pharma Innovation Excellence (PHINNEX) consortium – Read moreRecent publications related to Good Research Practice – Read moreCommentary:…

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Biologist talks to a statistician
November 10, 2017

Does this conversation sounds familiar?

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The Birthday Paradox
November 10, 2017

In biomedical research, dealing with probabilities is part of the daily routine for many scientists, independently of their specific research area….

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‘How many studies produce negative results?’
November 10, 2017

The July issue of the Newsletter mentioned a recent publication by Daniel Benjamin and his colleagues who have analyzed the ability…

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Additional reads November 2017
November 10, 2017

Further commentaries, articles and blog posts worth reading: Null is beautiful: On the importance of publishing null results Funding debate over…

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The ghosts of HeLa: How cell line misidentification contaminates the scientific literature
November 10, 2017

While problems with cell line misidentification have been known for decades, an unknown number of published papers remains in circulation reporting…

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Do Neuroscience Journals Accept Replications? A Survey of Literature
November 10, 2017

Recent reports in neuroscience, especially those concerning brain-injury and neuroimaging, have revealed low reproducibility of results within the field and urged…

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The Experimental Design Assistant
November 10, 2017

Addressing the common problems that researchers encounter when designing and analyzing animal experiments will improve the reliability of in vivo research….

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