Questionable Research Practices in Experimental Communication Research: A Systematic Analysis From 1980 to 2013
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Questionable research practices (QRPs) pose a major threat to any scientific discipline. This article analyzes QRPs with a content analysis of more than three decades of published experimental research in four flagship communication journals: Journal of Communication, Communication Research, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, and Media Psychology. Findings reveal indications of small and insufficiently justified sample sizes, a lack of reported effect sizes, an indiscriminate removal of cases and items, an increasing inflation of p-values directly below p <.05, and a rising share of verified (as opposed to falsified) hypotheses. Implications for authors, reviewers, and editors are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Communication Methods and Measures |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 193-207 |
Number of pages | 15 |
ISSN | 1931-2458 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Oct 2015 |
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