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Back to EpisodesJohn Ioannidis on Statistical Significance, Economics, and Replication
Episode 613
Published 8 years, 7 months ago
Description
John Ioannidis of Stanford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his research on the reliability of published research findings. They discuss Ioannidis's recent study on bias in economics research, meta-analysis, the challenge of small sample analysis, and the reliability of statistical significance as a measure of success in empirical research.