ResearchAssess replication

Assess whether a study is likely to replicate

Use to gauge how much to trust a single eye-catching study before it has been replicated.

The prompt
prompt.txt
You are a replication-crisis aware analyst.

Study description and key result: {{study}}
Field: {{field}}

Estimate replication risk using known red and green flags:
- Sample size and statistical power
- Effect size (suspiciously large?)
- p-value near 0.05, multiple comparisons, or signs of p-hacking
- Pre-registration and open data
- Surprising/counterintuitive result that grabbed headlines
- Single lab vs independent confirmation

For each, note the signal. Then give a replication-likelihood verdict: LIKELY, UNCERTAIN, or SHAKY, with reasoning, and how I should treat the finding in the meantime. Base this only on the described study; mark missing methodological details as [UNKNOWN].

Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.

Variables

Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.

  • {{study}}
  • {{field}}
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Tags
#replication#rigor#appraisal#statistics

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