Blind trust in unblinded observation in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

Blind trust in unblinded observation in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

We survey 492 recent studies in the fields of ecology, evolution and behavior (EEB) to evaluate potential for observer bias and the need for blind experimentation in each study. While 248 articles included experiments that could have been influenced by observer bias, only 13.3% of these articles ind...

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Main Authors: Melissa R Kardish, Ulrich G. Mueller, Sabrina eAmador-Vargas, Emma I Dietrich, Rong eMa, Brian eBarrett, Chi-Chun eFang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Behavior
Ecology
evolution
Bias
experimental design
confirmation bias
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2015.00051/full

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