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Invitation: ReproducibiliTea - Session 9
by LMU Open Science Center News July 25, 2022

July 25, 2022

Hello all, we would like to invite you to the ninth meeting of our Journal Club “ReproducibiliTea” which will be the last one for this semester. It will already take place this Friday from 2:30pm to 4:00pm. We are very happy to welcome Prof. Chris Donkin (LMU Munich) as our guest who will give the introductory talk and participate in the open discussion afterwards. This time the session will take place online via Zoom (see link below). When? Friday, 29th of July 2022, 2:30pm-4:00pm Where? via Zoom: Meeting ID: 917 8852 1090 / Password: Replicate (https://lmu-munich.zoom.us/j/91788521090?pwd=QmJPeEZLcGtYeGlmeGFnazVoUVFzQT…) Paper: Szollosi, A., & Donkin, C. (2021). Arrested Theory Development: The Misguided Distinction Between Exploratory and Confirmatory Research. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 16(4), 717–724. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691620966796 Procedure: Prof. Chris Donkin, one of the paper’s authors, will start with a short talk about the paper (roughly 20-30 min). We will then continue with an open discussion in which you can contribute your own thoughts and questions. It would be helpful to have read the announced paper, but there is no obligation to do so. We prepared the following key questions to guide you through the discussion and also provide some guidance while reading the paper. For each question, you can think about the suggestions from the paper, but also bring in your own ideas: 1. How might the flexibility of theories contribute to replicability problems? 2. What are the characteristics of good theories? 3. Is preregistration misguided to prevent QRPs? What could be arguments for and against such an opinion? Below, you can find a short abstract for the introductory talk by our guest: Prof. Dr. Chris Donkin (LMU Munich) Feel free to contact us if you have any questions and/or remarks. We would also appreciate it if you could forward this email to anyone who might also be interested in attending the session (e.g. colleagues from your study/working group). We are looking forward to seeing you soon! Your organisation team Laura Goetz, Stephan Nuding, Leonhard Schramm Better theory development as a response to the prevalence of QRPs Concerns about so-called QRPs, and especially p-hacking, are typically based on concerns about false-positive statistical outcomes. However, the outcome of a statistical test is not equivalent to a scientific claim, and so elevated Type-I error rates do not speak directly to reduced replicability. We will explain why certain kinds of statistical analyses, including those forms of p-hacking that seem most egregious, will indeed lead to an inability to predict the outcome of future experiments. The problem, simply put, is that without sufficient scientific argument, any statistical analysis taken at face value is an ad hoc explanation, from which there is no good reason to expect to understand the world. We contrast such explanations with good theories and discuss what those are. Thinking about p-hacking from this perspective helps provide a way of deciding what kinds of analyses are good or bad, independent of whether they are p-hacked, ‘exploratory’, or ‘confirmatory’. About the speaker Chris Donkin is a Professor of Computational Modelling in Psychology at LMU Munich. His work focuses on explaining cognitive phenomena, such as memory and decision-making, often relying on using mathematical and computational models as aids to help understand and test our theories.

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Reminder: application call: free 3-day crash course in open science 27.-29. Sept in Planegg-Martinsried
by LMU Open Science Center News July 18, 2022

July 18, 2022

There is one week left to apply for the crash course on open science taking place on 27.-29. September in Planegg-Martinsried! If you are a LMU member, please apply here: https://tellmi.psy.lmu.de/formr/OpenScienceCrashCourseApplication If you are not a member of the LMU, we are now taking your registration of interest, and will consider your application if there are any remaining seats, please apply here: https://tellmi.psy.lmu.de/formr/CrashCourseApplication-nonLMU Best wishes Malika -- Dr. Malika Ihle (she/her) (pronounciation<https://namedrop.io/malikaihle>) LMU Open Science Center Coordinator www.osc.lmu.de<http://www.osc.lmu.de/> | @lmu_osc<https://twitter.com/lmu_osc> | @MalikaIhle<https://twitter.com/MalikaIhle> >> Subscribe to the LMU OSC mailing list<https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc> From: Malika Ihle <> Sent: Wednesday, 22 June 2022 11:42 To: 'lmu-osc(a)lists.lrz.de' <lmu-osc(a)lists.lrz.de> Subject: application call: free 3-day crash course in open science 27.-29. Sept in Planegg-Martinsried Apply now for a free three-day crash course in Open Science 27.-29. Sept. 2022 in Planegg-Martinsried. Application deadline: 25 July 2022 Good scientific practice in empirical disciplines nowadays goes beyond the avoidance of bad practices, such as plagiarism or data fabrication: science is expected to be reproducible, funders and journals increasingly demand open data as a precondition for funding and publication, and the need for preregistration of studies expands beyond the medical sciences. More generally, open research refers to efforts to ensure that the research process is transparent, with equitable access for all to learn, understand, contextualise, build upon, or even assess or verify the research. In the last few years, many novel approaches, tools, and technologies have emerged that allow for a comprehensive representation of the research process that goes far beyond descriptions of research methods and results as found in traditional scientific articles. Open research practices have the potential to revolutionise the way research outputs are communicated, and to facilitate research collaborations in an unprecedented manner. However, adopting these practices requires knowledge and skills that are not usually taught in undergraduate or graduate degree programmes. To start closing this gap, the LMU Open Science Center, supported by the LMU Faculty of Biology, and with guest instructors from the Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology, offer a three days crash school to guide early career researchers (MSc. students, PhD students, and postdocs) towards an open, transparent, and reproducible research workflow. Programme The three days crash course will consist of a series of lectures and workshops on the following topics: * Replicability crisis & Open Science Framework * Reproducible workflows & Version control * Preregistration & Simulation of data * Biases & Common statistical mistakes * Data sharing & Meta-analysis For the current tentative schedule, please visit the LMU Open Science Center - Crash Course 2022 webpage<https://www.osc.uni-muenchen.de/news/crash_course_20220927/index.html> and get the pdf from the download section at the bottom of the page. Application process LMU members from any scientific discipline can apply before 25 July 12:00 noon. Members of the Faculty of Biology, which is sponsoring this event, will be given up to 30 seats, and 10 seats will be reserved for any other LMU members. Applicants will be asked to provide a brief statement (max. 300 words) about their motivation and future or recently started research projects in which they would like to apply open and reproducible research practices. When relevant, the statement should address what particular challenges applicants encountered in their work which would be addressed by the crash course; what open research practices they already practice; if any other courses were attended; etc. If more applications are received than can be accommodated, the organising committee will select participants on the basis of the project and experience that they describe. We will favor applicants who are novices but who have already identified a need for applying the skills acquired. Following acceptance, we require a signed form from the supervisor/PI to indicate that they will support the use of transparent and reproducible practices in the applicant's research project. Contact Please contact the LMU Open Science Center Coordinator, Dr Malika Ihle: malika.ihle(a)lmu.de<mailto:malika.ihle@lmu.de> with any questions. [cid:image002.jpg@01D89A99.D1890000]

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Re: [LMU-OSC News] power analyses workshop, 22.07., 9:00-1200
by LMU Open Science Center News July 15, 2022

July 15, 2022

Just a few in-person and virtual seats left for the power analyses workshop taking place in one week. Non-LMU members can now register their interest and will be notified if there are any remaining seats 2 days prior to the event. Registration: https://en.xing-events.com/OJITGQG.html From: Malika Ihle <> Sent: Monday, 4 July 2022 09:21 To: 'lmu-osc(a)lists.lrz.de' <lmu-osc(a)lists.lrz.de>; 'osip(a)lists.lrz.de' <osip(a)lists.lrz.de> Subject: power analyses workshop, 22.07., 9:00-1200 Power analyses workshop When: Friday 22 July 2022, 9:00-12:00 Where: room 3322, Leopoldstraße 13, München and Zoom Instructors: Moritz Fischer and Prof. Dr. Felix Schönbrodt Registration: https://en.xing-events.com/OJITGQG.html English The Open Science Initiative Psychology (OSIP) and the LMU Open Science Center offer a hands-on workshop for scientists of all career levels on the topic of "Advanced Power Analysis". After an introduction to the general principle of power analysis, we will focus on how to determine the size of the expected effect (or the smallest effect of interest) and how power analysis is possible in more complex designs (e.g. multilevel models). There will be space for participants to discuss their own questions. Participation in the workshop is free and open to all LMU affiliated researchers. However, priority will be given to members of Departments sponsoring the Open Science Center (e.g. Department of Psychology). Non-members will receive confirmation whether their attendance is possible at least 2 days before the workshop. Depending on the composition of the audience, the event will be held in German or English. Deutsch Die Open Science Initiative Psychologie (OSIP) und das LMU Open Science Center bieten am 22.07.2022 von 9 bis 12 Uhr einen praxisorientierten Workshop für Wissenschaftler:innen jeder Karrierestufe zum Thema "Advanced Power Analysis" als Präsenzveranstaltung an. Nach einer Einführung in das allgemeine Prinzip der Poweranalyse gehen wir insbesondere darauf ein, wie die Höhe des erwarteten (oder des kleinsten interessierenden) Effekts bestimmt werden kann, und wie eine Poweranalyse in komplexeren Designs (z.B: Multilevelmodellen) möglich ist. Es wir dRaum geben, dass die Teilnehmer ihre eigenen Fragestellungen diskutieren können. Die Teilnahme an dem Workshop ist kostenlos und steht allen LMU-Mitgliedern offen. Mitglieder von Sponsoren des Open Science Centers (z.B. Department Psychologie) werden bei der Platzvergabe jedoch bevorzugt behandelt. Nicht-Mitglieder erhalten spätestens 2 Tage vor dem Workshop eine Bestätigung, ob ihre Teilnahme möglich ist. Die Veranstaltung findet je nach Zusammensetzung des Publikums in deutscher oder englischer Sprache statt. -- Dr. Malika Ihle (she/her) (pronounciation<https://namedrop.io/malikaihle>) LMU Open Science Center Coordinator www.osc.lmu.de<http://www.osc.lmu.de/> | @lmu_osc<https://twitter.com/lmu_osc> | @MalikaIhle<https://twitter.com/MalikaIhle> >> Subscribe to the LMU OSC mailing list<https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc>

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ReproducibiliTea - Session 8
by LMU Open Science Center News July 14, 2022

July 14, 2022

Hello all, we would like to invite you to the eighth meeting of our Journal Club “ReproducibiliTea” which will take place on the 22nd of July (2:30pm). As announced at the end of the previous session, Maximilian Frank from the Open Science Working Group of the Psychologie-Fachschaften-Konferenz (PsyFaKo; German psychology student representation) will be our guest this time. In his introduction he will present us the topic of this session: "Open Science knowledge and prevalence of QRPs among students - a call to update our curricula ". As the previous session, the meeting is organized as a hybrid-event, so you can choose to attend in person (Room 3322 at Leopoldstraße 13) or to join online (see link below). The paper for this session is only available in German (only abstract is available in English), but it is not necessary to read through it to actively participate in the discussion. In any case, we recommend reading the English version of the position paper of the Open Science Working Group of the PsyFaKo on "Replication Crisis and Open Science in Psychology". It also gives you a first insight into the topic of the meeting. When? Friday, 22nd of July 2022, 2:30pm-4:00pm Where? Room 3322 at Leopoldstraße 13, 80802 Munich or via Zoom: Meeting ID: 917 8852 1090 / Password: Replicate (https://lmu-munich.zoom.us/j/91788521090?pwd=QmJPeEZLcGtYeGlmeGFnazVoUVFzQT…) Paper (German/ Abstract in English): Brachem, J., Frank, M., Kvetnaya, T., Schramm, L. F. F. & Volz, L.(2022). Replikationskrise, p-hacking und Open Science. Eine Umfrage zu fragwürdigen Forschungspraktiken in studentischen Projekten und Impulse für die Lehre. Psychologische Rundschau,73,1–17. https://doi.org/10.1026/0033-3042/a000562 Position Paper (English): Position paper of the Open Science Working Group of the Psychologie-Fachschaften-Konferenz (PsyFaKo) on the topic "Replication Crisis and Open Science in Psychology". https://psyfako.org/wp-content/uploads/31-PsyFaKo-PP-Open-Science-Replikati… Procedure: Maximilian Frank, one of the paper’s and the position paper's authors, will start with a short introduction (roughly 20-30 min). We will then continue with an open discussion in which you can contribute your own thoughts and questions. It would be helpful to have read at least one of the announced papers, but there is no obligation to do so. We prepared the following key questions to guide you through the discussion and also provide some guidance while reading the papers. For each question, you can think about the suggestions from the papers, but also bring in your own ideas: 1. How prevalent are the different QRPs among students and what are the reasons for these prevalence rates? 2. What further changes are needed in the curricula (of your discipline) in order to meet the demands for transparency and/or address the problems related to the replication crisis (in social sciences) adequately in the education of students? 3. What is the best way to implement changes in curricula on a broad scale? What can and should be done at local level and what role do structural/political changes play? Below, you can find a short abstract for the introductory presentation by our guest: Maximilian Frank (Open Science Working Group of the Psychologie-Fachschaften-Konferenz (PsyFaKo)). As a reminder: After the meeting just announced, the last meeting of this semester will then take place on the 29th of July (2:30pm) via Zoom when Prof. Chris Donkin will held the introductory presentation about "Better theory development as a response to the prevalence of QRPs". Please find the complete and updated semester programme attached. We are looking forward to seeing you soon! Feel free to contact us if you have any questions and/or remarks. Your organisation team Laura Goetz, Stephan Nuding, Leonhard Schramm Open Science knowledge and prevalence of QRPs among students - a call to update our curricula In recent years, there has been an intensive debate within psychology about the conclusions that should be drawn from the replication crisis. The use of questionable research practices (QRPs) was identified as one reason for problems concerning replicability. While there are extensive studies on the prevalence of QRPs among scientists, little is known about their occurrence among students. In his introduction, Maximilian Frank presents the results of the first large-scale survey amongst psychology students conducted by the Open Science Working Group of the PsyFaKo. In this study, 1,397 psychology students in the German-speaking countries were surveyed to investigate the occurrence of QRPs in student projects and to assess the current state of academic teaching regarding the replication crisis and open science practices. Based on these findings we will discuss impulses for the development of teaching and have a look in the related positions papers of the PsyFaKo. The principles of openness, transparency, and collaboration need to play an important role in the academic teaching and are part of a generational change in the academic education of students. About the speaker Maximilian Frank studied psychology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich and graduated in the interdisciplinary master's program Human Factors in Engineering at the Technical University of Munich. Since 2022 he is a doctoral candidate in the DFG priority program “META-REP” and conducts research on heterogeneity estimations in meta-analyses. As coordinator of the Open Science Working Group of the Psychologie-Fachschaften-Konferenz (PsyFaKo) he is committed to open research practices and their communication in academic teaching.

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UPDATE: ReproducibiliTea - Session 7
by LMU Open Science Center News July 7, 2022

July 7, 2022

Hello all, with this email we would like to inform you about a last-minute change in our programme: Prof. Chris Donkin is prevented at short notice and cannot attend our session on Friday (the day after tomorrow). As we think that the session would be most useful for all of us if Prof. Donkin participates, we have already rescheduled the session to July 29th, 2:30pm. So, please, just keep your ideas and thoughts on the paper if you have already read through it. IMPORTANT: On Friday we will still have a session (hybrid-meeting, as planned) and we are very happy that we found another great guest to join us for this session: Dr. Malika Ihle is the scientific coordinator of the LMU Open Science Center and will introduce us to this session's topic with her presentation at the beginning of the meeting: "Getting active – How can we foster Open Science within our university?" When? Friday, 8th of July 2022, 2:30pm-4:00pm Where? Room 3322 at Leopoldstraße 13, 80802 Munich or via Zoom: Meeting ID: 917 8852 1090 / Password: Replicate (https://lmu-munich.zoom.us/j/91788521090?pwd=QmJPeEZLcGtYeGlmeGFnazVoUVFzQT…) Topic: "Getting active – How can we foster Open Science within our university?" Procedure: Dr. Malika Ihle (LMU Munich) will start with an introduction to the topic (roughly 20-30min). We will then continue with an open discussion in which you can contribute your own thoughts and questions. The session including the open discussion afterwards will focus on general and concrete ideas on how to promote Open Science at a local level. Instead of recommending a paper as the basis for our discussion, we would simply ask you to think about some ideas to the following key questions: 1. What are the most effective measures to enforce open science practices in your field? 2. What role do local Open Science initiatives (e.g. journal clubs) play in promoting Open Science? 3. What opportunities do you personally have to promote Open Science, and which might be most promising? Below, you can find a short abstract for the introductory presentation by Dr. Malika Ihle (LMU Open Science Center). We are looking forward to seeing you soon! Feel free to contact us if you have any questions and/or remarks. Your organisation team Laura Goetz, Stephan Nuding, Leonhard Schramm Getting active – How can we foster Open Science within our university? The Open Science movement was very successful in recent years and has found more and more supporters. However, there is still a lot to be done to achieve the desired goal of transparent research process becoming the norm in science. But what would be the next steps and the most efficient measures to accelerate this cultural change towards Open Science? And how can each individual contribute to achieving this goal? In this presentation, Dr. Malika Ihle will introduce a framework for fostering Open Science within the scientific community. She will discuss the different roles of bottom-up and top-down actions in the cultural change towards openness and transparency in science. Finally, she will talk about some specific ideas on how Open Science can be promoted at local level and what steps each individual could start with to growth their community. About the speaker Dr. Malika Ihle is the Scientific Coordinator of the LMU Open Science Center and supports its scientific board to promote and foster Open Research across all disciplines within the LMU and beyond. Before she joined the LMU, she worked for 2.5 years in a similar position at the University of Oxford where she coordinated Reproducible Research Oxford (RROx). Malika is an Open Science enthusiast and expert, always looking for new ideas to advance the Open Science movement. Her experience ranges from providing Open Science training to coordinating grassroots-initiatives and co-developing strategic plans for universities to roll out Open Science practices across faculties and departments. She holds an PhD in Biology and is a founding member of the Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE).

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power analyses workshop, 22.07., 9:00-1200
by LMU Open Science Center News July 4, 2022

July 4, 2022

Power analyses workshop When: Friday 22 July 2022, 9:00-12:00 Where: room 3322, Leopoldstraße 13, München and Zoom Instructors: Moritz Fischer and Prof. Dr. Felix Schönbrodt Registration: https://en.xing-events.com/OJITGQG.html English The Open Science Initiative Psychology (OSIP) and the LMU Open Science Center offer a hands-on workshop for scientists of all career levels on the topic of "Advanced Power Analysis". After an introduction to the general principle of power analysis, we will focus on how to determine the size of the expected effect (or the smallest effect of interest) and how power analysis is possible in more complex designs (e.g. multilevel models). There will be space for participants to discuss their own questions. Participation in the workshop is free and open to all LMU affiliated researchers. However, priority will be given to members of Departments sponsoring the Open Science Center (e.g. Department of Psychology). Non-members will receive confirmation whether their attendance is possible at least 2 days before the workshop. Depending on the composition of the audience, the event will be held in German or English. Deutsch Die Open Science Initiative Psychologie (OSIP) und das LMU Open Science Center bieten am 22.07.2022 von 9 bis 12 Uhr einen praxisorientierten Workshop für Wissenschaftler:innen jeder Karrierestufe zum Thema "Advanced Power Analysis" als Präsenzveranstaltung an. Nach einer Einführung in das allgemeine Prinzip der Poweranalyse gehen wir insbesondere darauf ein, wie die Höhe des erwarteten (oder des kleinsten interessierenden) Effekts bestimmt werden kann, und wie eine Poweranalyse in komplexeren Designs (z.B: Multilevelmodellen) möglich ist. Es wir dRaum geben, dass die Teilnehmer ihre eigenen Fragestellungen diskutieren können. Die Teilnahme an dem Workshop ist kostenlos und steht allen LMU-Mitgliedern offen. Mitglieder von Sponsoren des Open Science Centers (z.B. Department Psychologie) werden bei der Platzvergabe jedoch bevorzugt behandelt. Nicht-Mitglieder erhalten spätestens 2 Tage vor dem Workshop eine Bestätigung, ob ihre Teilnahme möglich ist. Die Veranstaltung findet je nach Zusammensetzung des Publikums in deutscher oder englischer Sprache statt. -- Dr. Malika Ihle (she/her) (pronounciation<https://namedrop.io/malikaihle>) LMU Open Science Center Coordinator www.osc.lmu.de<http://www.osc.lmu.de/> | @lmu_osc<https://twitter.com/lmu_osc> | @MalikaIhle<https://twitter.com/MalikaIhle> >> Subscribe to the LMU OSC mailing list<https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc>

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