Using Markets to Forecast Replications

By Thomas Pfeiffer

In a number of past research projects, we have used prediction markets to elicit information on the replicability of research studies. In these markets, participants traded contracts with payoffs tied to the outcome of replications in large-scale replication projects, and thereby created forecasts – similar to bettors in sports betting markets who create forecasts by…

On the Replication Crisis

By Thomas Pfeiffer

“Standing on the shoulders of giants” – this phrase, attributed to Bernard of Chartres and prominently used by Isaac Newton, emphasises the role of past discoveries in ongoing scientific research.  For modern research, where communication is predominately done through scientific publications, a high reliability of published findings is instrumental. Yet surprisingly little is known about…