Reproducibility and pressure
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 7:02 am
We all feel pressured in modern research contexts: pressured to produce, pressured to portray confidence and authority, pressured to become an expert and gain respect, pressured to do it all faster and better than everyone else.
Unfortunately, such pressure might seem to uae rcs data allow no time for the meticulous, sustained and detailed effort that makes a project reproducible nor does it seem compatible with the kind of curiosity and reflection that a transparent and reproducible project requires.
In fact, making research more reproducible can save time.
For example, if you make your research accessible then you can save time on emailing those who want a copy of your data or code, while if your work is transparent then you save time getting others up to speed on your methods and processes. And just think of all the time you save if work from others is equally accessible and transparent!
Likewise, curiosity and reflection can improve efficiency.
When you give yourself time to try out new processes, you may find that you can automate some of the things that you currently do manually, can improve the accuracy of things that you used to accept as unavoidable errors, or can simplify steps that you used to find difficult.
Equally, when researchers reflect properly on how they act and collaborate, they may find ways to make the work more equitable which allows everyone to work to the best of their ability.
Unfortunately, such pressure might seem to uae rcs data allow no time for the meticulous, sustained and detailed effort that makes a project reproducible nor does it seem compatible with the kind of curiosity and reflection that a transparent and reproducible project requires.
In fact, making research more reproducible can save time.
For example, if you make your research accessible then you can save time on emailing those who want a copy of your data or code, while if your work is transparent then you save time getting others up to speed on your methods and processes. And just think of all the time you save if work from others is equally accessible and transparent!
Likewise, curiosity and reflection can improve efficiency.
When you give yourself time to try out new processes, you may find that you can automate some of the things that you currently do manually, can improve the accuracy of things that you used to accept as unavoidable errors, or can simplify steps that you used to find difficult.
Equally, when researchers reflect properly on how they act and collaborate, they may find ways to make the work more equitable which allows everyone to work to the best of their ability.