Further Evidence of Spurious Precision and Accidental Inaccuracy in Published Research Reports

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Keyword: Replication

Abstract: We surveyed 295 adults to verify that a common practice (reporting mean age to 1-2 decimal places) is not only falsely precise, but also systematically downward-biased by about 6m.  Age is nearly always reported to the nearest lower whole year, even when participants are just about to have a birthday.

• Taylor Stephenson (Author)
• Laura Paschetag (Author)
• Jessica Salvatore (Presenting Author)