Verify original results through reanalysis before replicating

2018/01/01 by Michèle B. Nuijten, Marjan Bakker, Esther Maassen +1 · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Decision Sciences · #Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies #Meta-analysis and systematic reviews #Scientific Computing and Data Management

paper · doi:10.1017/s0140525x18000791

openalex publication_date 2018/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25

Abstract

In determining the need to directly replicate, it is crucial to first verify the original results through independent reanalysis of the data. Original results that appear erroneous and that cannot be reproduced by reanalysis offer little evidence to begin with, thereby diminishing the need to replicate. Sharing data and scripts is essential to ensure reproducibility.

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