The Replication Crisis - Crash Course Statistics

The video discusses the importance of replication in scientific research, highlighting the reproducibility crisis where many studies fail to replicate. It explores causes such as data analysis variability and p-value misunderstandings. Solutions include more replication studies, sharing data, and reconsidering p-value thresholds. The power posing study is used as a case study to illustrate these issues.

What are the consequences of the replicability crisis for scientific research?

How does the concept of regression to the mean affect research findings?

What steps have been proposed to address the issues of false positives in research?

Describe the debate surrounding power posing and its scientific validity.