RE: the failure to replicate

1999-10-25 Thread Paul Brandon
I agree. It would be helpful if we reserved the term 'replicate' for procedure (duplicating the procedures of earlier research) and reserved 'confirm' for the _outcome_ of replication -- achieving or not achieving the same results. At 1:12 PM -0500 10/24/99, Al Cone wrote: Paul, Methinks this is

Re: RE: the failure to replicate

1999-10-24 Thread Paul Brandon
Sounds like a distinction between "a failure to replicate" and "a failed replication". At 10:56 AM -0400 10/23/99, Kenneth M. Steele wrote: On Fri, 22 Oct 1999 20:34:49 -0500 Al Cone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In science we build by replicating (with extensions) on the method side in order to

RE: RE: the failure to replicate

1999-10-24 Thread Al Cone
estown College [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Dakota 701.252.3467 X 2604 http://www.jc.edu/users/faculty/cone -Original Message- From: Paul Brandon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 12:15 PM To: TIPS Subject: Re: RE: the failure to replicate Sounds like a dis

RE: the failure to replicate

1999-10-23 Thread Al Cone
-Original Message- From: Stephen Black [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 4:53 PM To: TIPS Subject: Re: the failure to replicate -- From: Michael Sylvester [EMAIL PROTECTED] what can be the various explanations why some studies have not been

Re: RE: the failure to replicate

1999-10-23 Thread Kenneth M. Steele
On Fri, 22 Oct 1999 20:34:49 -0500 Al Cone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In science we build by replicating (with extensions) on the method side in order to confirm or disconfirm the earlier findings of others. To say that someone "failed to replicate" means that researcher number two didn't

Re: the failure to replicate

1999-10-23 Thread Kenneth M. Steele
On Fri, 22 Oct 1999 17:53:08 -0400 (EDT) Stephen Black [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A possible new example is the recent paper by Maurer et al (1999). They reported the startling finding that as little as one hour of patterned visual stimulation after the birth of a baby with cataracts

Re: the failure to replicate

1999-10-23 Thread John Serafin
-- From: Stephen Black [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TIPS [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: the failure to replicate Date: Fri, Oct 22, 1999, 5:53 PM One reason I haven't seen anyone advance is that a study may not replicate because it's not replicable. Because of the pressure to report

RE: RE: the failure to replicate

1999-10-23 Thread Al Cone
College [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Dakota 701.252.3467 X 2604 http://www.jc.edu/users/faculty/cone -Original Message- From: Kenneth M. Steele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, October 23, 1999 9:56 AM To: TIPS Subject: Re: RE: the failure to replicate On Fri, 22 Oct 1999 20

Re: the failure to replicate

1999-10-22 Thread Paul Brandon
At 8:48 AM -0400 10/22/99, Michael Sylvester wrote: what can be the various explanations why some studies have not been replicated, or attempts at replication were made with inconsistent results? does the failure to replicate an indication of lack of reliability and validity ? Can there be

Re: the failure to replicate

1999-10-22 Thread dawn blasko
At 09:52 AM 10/22/99 -0500, Paul Brandon wrote: Rather than talk about reliability and validity (yes, both would be involved), I'd rather talk about the multiple determination of human behavior: in this case the stimulus control exerted by the subject matter under investigation competing with the

Re: the failure to replicate

1999-10-22 Thread Paul Brandon
At 3:47 PM -0400 10/22/99, dawn blasko wrote: At 09:52 AM 10/22/99 -0500, Paul Brandon wrote: Rather than talk about reliability and validity (yes, both would be involved), I'd rather talk about the multiple determination of human behavior: in this case the stimulus control exerted by the subject

Re: the failure to replicate

1999-10-22 Thread Stephen Black
-- From: Michael Sylvester [EMAIL PROTECTED] what can be the various explanations why some studies have not been replicated, or attempts at replication were made with inconsistent results? On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, John Serafin wrote: When two or more studies show different