replication crisis
replication crisis · replication crises
A crisis caused by the problem that many scientific studies are difficult or…A crisis caused by the problem that many scientific studies are difficult or impossible to replicate or reproduce, casting doubt on the meaningfulness of their results in light of the requirements of the scientific method.
Meaning
1 sensesA crisis caused by the problem that many scientific studies are difficult or impossible to replicate or reproduce, casting doubt on the meaningfulness of their results in light of the requirements of the scientific method.
Origin
Coined in the early 2010s with growing awareness of the problem.Coined in the early 2010s with growing awareness of the problem.
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Forms
plural: replication crises| Singular | replication crisis |
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