*See planned schedule below abstract*
Many statistical results in published papers turn out to be misreported, inconsistent, or simply impossible. In this workshop, we will discuss the free tools GRIM, SPRITE, and statcheck to quickly check papers for such statistical problems. We will discuss what these tools are, and in a hands-on demonstration session you can try them yourself on an example paper. We will end with some notes on “What to do if I find a massive problem”.
**Part 1: 1:30 - 2:45**
Short introductions to the tools:
- statcheck
- GRIM
- SPRITE
Q&A about these tools
**Part 2: 3:00 - 4:00**
Live checking of papers you bring in
**Part 3: 4:00 - 5:00**
Panel discussion:
- What do you do when you encounter a suspicious looking error?
- What if someone finds errors in your paper?
- What if you find an error in your own paper when it's already published?
- ...