Abstract
While the authors agree with John Ioannidis that "most research findings are false," here they show that replication of research findings enhances the positive predictive value of research findings being true.
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Replication (statistics)PsychologyValue (mathematics)Predictive valueMedicineStatisticsMathematicsVirologyInternal medicine
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- 2007
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- e28-e28
- Citations
- 346
- Access
- Closed
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Ramal Moonesinghe,
Muin J. Khoury,
A. Cecile J.W. Janssens
(2007).
Most Published Research Findings Are False—But a Little Replication Goes a Long Way.
PLoS Medicine
, 4
(2)
, e28-e28.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040028
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- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040028