What is the idea? We invite researchers to answer two theoretically relevant research questions by analyzing a recently collected dataset on religion and well-being (N=10,535 from 24 countries). We aim to evaluate the relation between religiosity and well-being using a many analysts approach (cf. Silberzahn et al., 2018). This means that we are inviting multiple analysis teams to answer the…
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Available on https://psyarxiv.com/fs562, this is a Bayesian analysis of the Pfizer Phase 3 clinical trial on a vaccine against COVID-19. Alternative analyses have been presented by Bob Carpenter, Sebastian Kranz, and Chuck Powell. On Monday November 9th 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech issued a press release1 in which Pfizer CEO Dr. Albert Bourla stated: “Today is a great day for science…
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This post is an extended synopsis of Stefan, A. M., Schönbrodt, F. D, Evans, N. J., & Wagenmakers, E.-J. (2020). Efficiency in Sequential Testing: Comparing the Sequential Probability Ratio Test and the Sequential Bay Abstract Analyzing data from human research participants is at the core of psychological science. However, data collection comes at a price: It requires time, monetary resources,…
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Twitter giveth joy, and Twitter taketh it away. This time, Twitter giveth, and in abundance, as I just learned from a tweet of Katie Corker that all APA core titles will require TOP Level 1 transparency for the sharing of data and materials: The Center for Open Science tweet: From the COS statement: “The APA said it will officially begin implementing…
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