Replication Value in the Courtroom
A Commentary on Isager, van 't Veer & Lakens
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https://doi.org/10.15626/MP.2024.4325Keywords:
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This commentary is a response to Isager, P. M., van ’t Veer, A. E. & Lakens, D. (2025): Replication value as a function of citation impact and sample size. It argues that, in assessing "the value of of being correct about the truth status of a claim," it is important to try to capture nonscientific impact. This commentary focuses in particular on the impact that original research can have in a legal context.
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