Betting scientists correctly predict reproducibility of papers

Findings suggest markets could be used to help prioritise which experiments need repeating most urgently

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August 27, 2018

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August 28, 2018

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Mirror, mirror: researchers are able to successfully predict reproducibility of findings

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