Testing for Questionable Research Practices in a Meta-Analysis: An Example from Experimental Parapsychology

Dick J. Bierman; James P. Spottiswoode; Aron Bijl

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153049

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Testing for Questionable Research Practices in a Meta-Analysis: An Example from Experimental Parapsychology

Dick J. Bierman ,

* E-mail: d.j.bierman@uva.nl

Affiliations Experimental Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Brain & Cognition, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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James P. Spottiswoode,

Affiliation LFR, Palo Alto, California, United States of America
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Aron Bijl

Affiliation Brain & Cognition, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Testing for Questionable Research Practices in a Meta-Analysis: An Example from Experimental Parapsychology

Dick J. Bierman,
James P. Spottiswoode,
Aron Bijl

Published: May 4, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153049

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Confusing text in abstract

Posted by BrianJosephson on 06 May 2016 at 20:49 GMT

The sentence in the abstract We conclude that the very significant probability cited by the Ganzfeld meta-analysis is likely inflated by QRPs, though results are still significant (p = 0.003) with QRPs is unclear. Do the authors mean still significant ... when QRPs are taken into account?

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