---------- Overview ---------- This project is designed to help undergraduate students develop replication research projects. **If you are here from the MPA symposium looking for data sets to use in your stats instruction, these are on GitHub [here][1].** Conducting close replications is an essential part of the scientific method. Unfortunately, it seems that most psychology studies are never followed up with a close replication (Makel, Plucker & Hegarty, 2012). Fortunately, that is changing--there is a growing interest in conducting and publishing high-quality replications. Conducting a replication is not only scientifically valuable; it is also excellent training in psychological science. Conducting a replication project gives you a chance to work through all the steps in a research process and to think critically about how a high-quality study is designed and implemented. Following in someone else's footsteps can often be more fruitful for junior scientists compared to trying to develop a study completely from scratch. You might consider developing a replication project for a class assignment, as a summer research experience, or for an honors/distinction project. Replications can be conducted on your own or in teams. ---------- Resources ---------- 1. [Getting started][2] - A step-by-step guide towards planning a replication project 2. [Positive controls][3] - what they are and why you should use them 3. [Finding a study][4] - a list of potential studies for you to explore 4. [Materials][5] - a list of material sets already available 5. [Meta-anlysis tools][6] - Combine your results with the original study ---------- Get Involved ---------- Email the maintainer to: * Nominate a study to be included in the list of potential replication targets. * Share materials for conducting a replication. * Become a contributor/maintainer. * Suggest other resources, point out a typo, make a suggestion, etc. ---------- References ---------- Makel, M. C., Plucker, J. a., & Hegarty, B. (2012). Replications in Psychology Research: How Often Do They Really Occur? Perspectives on Psychological Science, 7(6), 537–542. http://doi.org/10.1177/1745691612460688 [1]: https://github.com/rcalinjageman/New_Stats_Teaching_Resources/tree/master/workshop%20data [2]: https://osf.io/jx2td/wiki/Geting%20Started%20-%20A%20step-by-step%20guide%20to%20developing%20a%20replication%20project/ [3]: https://osf.io/jx2td/wiki/Positive%20Controls%20for%20Psychology%20Research/ [4]: https://osf.io/jx2td/wiki/Finding%20a%20study/ [5]: https://osf.io/jx2td/wiki/Ready%20Materials/ [6]: https://osf.io/jx2td/wiki/Meta-Analysis%20Tools/