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Replication studies in engineering design – a feasibility study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2024

Jonas Rode ,
Ingo Jonuschies ,
Sven Matthiesen  and
Kilian Gericke
Jonas Rode
Affiliation:
University of Rostock, Germany
Ingo Jonuschies*
Affiliation:
University of Rostock, Germany
Sven Matthiesen
Affiliation:
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Kilian Gericke
Affiliation:
University of Rostock, Germany
*
ingo.jonuschies@uni-rostock.de

Abstract

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This paper examines the replicability of studies in design research triggered by the replication crisis in psychology. It highlights the importance of replicating studies to ensure the robustness of research results and examines whether the description in a publication is sufficient to replicate. Therefore, the publication of a reference study was analysed and a replication study was conducted. The design of the replication study appears similar to the reference study, but the results differ. Possible reasons for the differences and implications for replication studies are discussed.

Keywords

research methodologies and methodsdesign methodspublication biasevaluationreliability

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Type
Design Theory and Research Methods
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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 4: DESIGN 2024 , May 2024 , pp. 115 - 124
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