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Half of social-science studies fail replication test in years-long project

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Results from massive, ‘eagerly awaited’ initiative reinforce concerns about the credibility of science — but raise hope for solutions.

Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Access through your institution Buy or subscribe A massive seven-year project exploring 3,900 social-science papers has ended with a disturbing finding: researchers could replicate the results of only half of the studies that they tested 1 . Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Learn more Subscribe to this journal Receive 52 print issues and online access $199.00 per year only $3.83 per issue Lea

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