Statistical Misconceptions, Awareness, and Attitudes towards Open Science Practices in Slovak Psychology Researchers
In the years following the reproducibility crisis in behavioral sciences, increased attention of the scientific community has been dedicated to the correct application of statistical inference and promotion of open science practices. In the present survey, we contacted psychology researchers, lectu...
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In the years following the reproducibility crisis in behavioral sciences, increased attention of the scientific community has been dedicated to the correct application of statistical inference and promotion of open science practices. In the present survey, we contacted psychology researchers, lecturers, and doctoral students from all universities in Slovakia and the Slovak Academy of Sciences via email. Together we received answers from 65 participants. Questions in the survey covered the most common misconceptions
about statistical hypothesis testing, as well as awareness, attitudes, and barriers related to the adherence to open science practices. We found a high prevalence of statistical misconceptions, namely related to the interpretation of p-values and interpretation of null results. At the same time, participants indicated mostly positive attitudes towards open science practices, such as data sharing and preregistration, and were highly interested in further training. These results provide an insight into the needs of the Slovak psychology research community. This is an important step in the further dissemination of open science practices and the prevention of common statistical and methodological errors.
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2e74d65c6af46878593c59ec2364b922023-03-22T02:30:06ZengSlovak Academy of Sciences, Centre of Social and Psychological SciencesStudia Psychologica0039-33202585-88152023-03-0165110.31577/sp.2023.01.866Statistical Misconceptions, Awareness, and Attitudes towards Open Science Practices in Slovak Psychology ResearchersJakub Rajčáni0Lenka Vargová1Matúš Adamkovič2Pavol Kačmár3Department of psychology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius UniversityInstitute of psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of PrešovInstitute of psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Prešov; Institute of Social Sciences, Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences SASDepartment of psychology, Faculty of Arts, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, In the years following the reproducibility crisis in behavioral sciences, increased attention of the scientific community has been dedicated to the correct application of statistical inference and promotion of open science practices. In the present survey, we contacted psychology researchers, lecturers, and doctoral students from all universities in Slovakia and the Slovak Academy of Sciences via email. Together we received answers from 65 participants. Questions in the survey covered the most common misconceptions about statistical hypothesis testing, as well as awareness, attitudes, and barriers related to the adherence to open science practices. We found a high prevalence of statistical misconceptions, namely related to the interpretation of p-values and interpretation of null results. At the same time, participants indicated mostly positive attitudes towards open science practices, such as data sharing and preregistration, and were highly interested in further training. These results provide an insight into the needs of the Slovak psychology research community. This is an important step in the further dissemination of open science practices and the prevention of common statistical and methodological errors. https://journals.savba.sk/index.php/studiapsychologica/article/view/843survey statistical misconceptionsreproducibilityreplicabilityopen science practices |
| spellingShingle | Jakub Rajčáni Lenka Vargová Matúš Adamkovič Pavol Kačmár Statistical Misconceptions, Awareness, and Attitudes towards Open Science Practices in Slovak Psychology Researchers Studia Psychologica survey statistical misconceptions reproducibility replicability open science practices |
| title | Statistical Misconceptions, Awareness, and Attitudes towards Open Science Practices in Slovak Psychology Researchers |
| title_full | Statistical Misconceptions, Awareness, and Attitudes towards Open Science Practices in Slovak Psychology Researchers |
| title_fullStr | Statistical Misconceptions, Awareness, and Attitudes towards Open Science Practices in Slovak Psychology Researchers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Statistical Misconceptions, Awareness, and Attitudes towards Open Science Practices in Slovak Psychology Researchers |
| title_short | Statistical Misconceptions, Awareness, and Attitudes towards Open Science Practices in Slovak Psychology Researchers |
| title_sort | statistical misconceptions awareness and attitudes towards open science practices in slovak psychology researchers |
| topic | survey statistical misconceptions reproducibility replicability open science practices |
| url | https://journals.savba.sk/index.php/studiapsychologica/article/view/843 |
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