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Wicherts et al. 2006 — The poor availability of psychological research data for reanalysis

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Source citation

Wicherts, J.M., Borsboom, D., Kats, J. & Molenaar, D. "The poor availability of psychological research data for reanalysis." *American Psychologist* 61(7):726-728, 2006. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.61.7.726.

Citation: Wicherts, J.M., Borsboom, D., Kats, J. & Molenaar, D. "The poor availability of psychological research data for reanalysis." American Psychologist 61(7):726-728, 2006. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.61.7.726.

Type: Peer-reviewed empirical study. Method: Direct contact with corresponding authors of 141 psychology papers published in 2005 in journals of the American Psychological Association whose authors had signed APA's data-sharing compliance certification.

Key finding used in this graph:

  • 73% of authors failed to produce data on request (E-0003)

Original whitepaper reference: [3]