noun phrase · academic
reproducibility crisis
UK/riːprəˌdʌsɪˈbɪləti ˈkraɪsɪs/US/riːprəˌdʌsəˈbɪləti ˈkraɪsɪs/re·pro·DUC·i·bil·i·ty CRI·sis
the situation where many scientific studies cannot be replicated or reproduced, undermining confidence in their results.
Examples
“The reproducibility crisis has prompted calls for more transparent methods.”
“Some fields have faced a reproducibility crisis after failed replication attempts.”
“Improving data sharing can help address the reproducibility crisis.”
Band 8 sentence
“The reproducibility crisis has led journals to require access to raw data and full protocols for publication.”
Collocations
- address the reproducibility crisis
- face a reproducibility crisis
Word family
Common mistakes
reproducible crisis→reproducibility crisis
replication problem→reproducibility crisis
Say it for a higher band
5research problem→6replication problem→7+reproducibility crisis
Synonyms
replication crisis
Easily confused
replication crisis
“The replication crisis in psychology received widespread media attention.”
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