Data Fraud

Detecting Data Fraud: Miles and Miles of Fabrication

Does signing an honesty pledge at the top or bottom of a document increase honesty? That was the question researchers explored in a field study about reporting on a car’s mileage. But the data from that study may be fake. A post from DataColada.org entitled, “Evidence of Fraud in an Influential Field Experiment About Dishonesty” […]

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Open Stats Lab: Identifying Questionnable Research Practices

Students read “Measuring the Prevalence of Questionable Research Practices With Incentives for Truth Telling“ Student respond to a series of questions asking them to define questionable research practices, how they relate to Type 1 Error, consequences, and remedies. A lab summary includes: learning objectives, background, article citation, and the response questions. You can follow Open

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Online Activity: Open Science in Psychology

A set of lecture slides (created by Dr. Benjamin Le) entitled, “Open Science in Psychology: Why, What, & How.“ This stylish slide deck reviews the problem (i.e., the replication crisis) including several examples of failed replications, questionable research practices, and provides potential solutions (e.g, using open science concepts). Please click here for the file.

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