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Replication crisis

Meaning in academic english & research, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In academic english & research, replication crisis means: Concern that many research findings fail to hold up when studies are repeated or closely tested.

In Turkish: tekrarlanabilirlik krizi

How it is used

Discuss scope carefully; one failed replication does not invalidate an entire field.

Example sentences

  1. The seminar linked the replication crisis to selective reporting and small samples.

    Several practices are considered possible contributors.

  2. Responses to the replication crisis included larger collaborative studies.

    Researchers change practices to test findings more strongly.

Common collocations

  • address the replication crisis
  • debate the replication crisis
  • reliabilityThe extent to which a measurement or method gives consistent results when it is repeated or used by different researchers.
  • research ethicsprinciples and standards that guide responsible research, including honesty, participant protection, and proper handling of data

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