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Some problems with zooming out as scientific reform

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2024

Jessica Hullman Open the ORCID record for Jessica Hullman [Opens in a new window]
Jessica Hullman*
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Computer Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA jhullman@northwestern.edu
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Abstract

Integrative experimentation will improve on the status quo in empirical behavioral science. However, the results integrative experiments produce will remain conditional on the various assumptions used to produce them. Without a theory of interpretability, it remains unclear how viable it is to address the crud factor without sacrificing explainability.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 47 , 2024 , e49
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press

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