Meta research

Meta-research is a young field of research that aims to achieve evidence-based improvement in research. It is also known as research exploration , as it uses research methods (e.g., meta-analyzes ) to determine how reliable research is and what improvements can be made. It covers all fields of science (especially health and medical research) and has been described as "taking a bird's eye view of science". Its aim is to improve the credibility and the replicability of scientific research results, since most research results, especially in medicine and psychology , are false ( Why most published research findings are false ). Meta-research aims to improve scientific practice, as summarized by John Ioannidis : "Science is the best that has happened to man [...] but we can do it better."

Meta research centers

• Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS) (Co-Directors John Ioannidis and Steven N. Goodman )
• Center for Open Science
• Meta-Research Center at Tilburg University
• Projet MiRoR methods in research on research
• Center for Journalology
• European Network for Knowledge Impact

Web links

• Ioannidis: Why most clinical research is not useful

See also

• p-hacking
• Meta-analysis

literature

• R. Harris, Rigor Mortis: How Sloppy Science Creates Worthless Cures, Crushes Hopes, and Wastes Billions , Basic Books, 2017

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} John PA Ioannidis, Daniele Fanelli, Debbie Drake Dunne, Steven N. Goodman: Meta-research: Evaluation and Improvement of Research Methods and Practices . In: PLOS Biology . 13, No. 10, 2015, ISSN  1545-7885 , p. E1002264. doi : 10.1371 / journal.pbio.1002264 .
2. ^ Rigor Mortis . March 9, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.