By: Björn
When Null Hypothesis Significance Testing Is Unsuitable for Research: A Reassessment
September 1, 2017Null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) is linked to several shortcomings that are likely contributing factors behind the widely debated replication crisis…
Read MoreEnhancing the usability of systematic reviews by improving the consideration and description of interventions
September 1, 2017The importance of adequate intervention descriptions in minimizing research waste and increasing reproducibility rates has gained attention in the past few…
Read MorePower-up: a reanalysis of ‘power failure’ in neuroscience using mixture modelling
September 1, 2017In 2013, a paper by Katherine S. Button called ‘Power failure: why small sample size undermines the reliability of neuroscience’ was…
Read MoreScience with no fiction: measuring the veracity of scientific reports by citation analysis
September 1, 2017The current ‘reproducibility crisis’ in biomedical research is enabled by the lack of publicly accessible information on whether the reported scientific…
Read MoreNew PAASP member
September 1, 2017We are delighted to announce that Malgorzata Pietraszek has joined our PAASP Team. Malgorzata has over 20 years of experience in…
Read MoreAugust 2017
September 1, 2017PAASP News: – New member of our PAASP Team – Read more Recent publications related to Good Research Practice – Read…
Read MoreTwo neglected aspects when discussing research quality
August 23, 2017Scientific Excellence vs. Research Quality Regulated vs. Non-regulated Scientific excellence is the key to advance science and to develop novel drugs….
Read MoreWhat do PAASPort and Coca-Cola have in common?
August 17, 2017PAASPort is our tool to evaluate bias in preclincical drug discovery research. Application of PAASPort is based on the analysis of…
Read MoreHow to write successful grants in 1920
August 17, 2017Submitted by the German Biochemist and Nobel laureate, Otto Warburg (1883-1970) to the ‘Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft’ (Emergency Association of German…
Read More‘German Leibniz Institute director Karl Lenhard Rudolph guilty of misconduct’
August 17, 2017On June 15th, 2017, The Leibniz Association, one of the largest networks of non-profit research institutions in Germany, has announced a…
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