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Replicate

Meaning in statistics, with examples

/ˈreplɪkeɪt/verbCommon term

In statistics, replicate means: To repeat a study, usually with new data, to see whether the original results are found again.

In Turkish: tekrarlamak, yinelemek, replike etmek

How it is used

Findings 'replicate' or 'fail to replicate', and researchers replicate a study or a finding. The noun is 'replication', as in 'replication study' and the 'replication crisis' in psychology and medicine. 'Reproduce' is often used for re-running the same analysis on the same data.

Example sentences

  1. The effect did not replicate in a larger sample.

  2. We share our code and data so that others can replicate the analysis.

Common collocations

  • replicate a finding
  • fail to replicate
  • replication study
  • independent replication
  • effect sizeA number that shows how large a difference or relationship is, independently of sample size, such as Cohen's d, a correlation coefficient or an odds ratio.
  • statistical powerThe probability that a test will detect an effect when a real effect of a given size exists; it equals one minus the probability of a Type II error.
  • sample sizeThe number of observations or participants included in a study, usually written as n (or N for the total).
  • p-valueThe probability of getting a result at least as extreme as the one observed if the null hypothesis were true; a small value means the data would be surprising under the null.

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