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Open for Insight: An online course in experimentation

Open for Insight

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Rahal, Rima-Maria

Editor(s)

Rahal, Rima-Maria

Other kind(s) of contributor

Tilburg University

Abstract / Description

This is an online course in experimentation as a method of the empirical social sciences, directed at science newcomers and undergrads. We cover topics such as: How do we know what’s true? How can one recognize false conclusions? What is an experiment? What are experiments good for, and what can we learn from them? What makes a good experiment and how can I make a good experiment? The aim of the course is to illustrate the principles of experimental insight. We also discuss why experiments are the gold standard in empirical social sciences and how a basic understanding of experimentation can also help us deal with questions in everyday life. But it is not only exciting research questions and clever experimental set-ups that are needed for experiments to really work well. Experiments and the knowledge gained from them should be as freely accessible and transparent as possible, regardless of the context. Only then can other thinkers and experimenters check whether the results can be reproduced. And only then can other thinkers and experimenters build their own experiments on reliable original work. This is why the online course Open for Insight also discusses how experiments and the findings derived can be developed and communicated openly and transparently.

Keyword(s)

experiment philosophy of science open science methodology

Persistent Identifier

Date of first publication

2020

Publisher

PsychArchives

Citation

Rahal, R.-M. (2020). Open for Insight: An online course in experimentation. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.4319
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Rahal, Rima-Maria
  • Editor(s)
    Rahal, Rima-Maria
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Tilburg University
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  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2020-11-11T10:43:39Z
  • Made available on
    2020-11-11T10:43:39Z
  • Creation date
    2019
  • Date of first publication
    2020
  • Abstract / Description
    This is an online course in experimentation as a method of the empirical social sciences, directed at science newcomers and undergrads. We cover topics such as: How do we know what’s true? How can one recognize false conclusions? What is an experiment? What are experiments good for, and what can we learn from them? What makes a good experiment and how can I make a good experiment? The aim of the course is to illustrate the principles of experimental insight. We also discuss why experiments are the gold standard in empirical social sciences and how a basic understanding of experimentation can also help us deal with questions in everyday life. But it is not only exciting research questions and clever experimental set-ups that are needed for experiments to really work well. Experiments and the knowledge gained from them should be as freely accessible and transparent as possible, regardless of the context. Only then can other thinkers and experimenters check whether the results can be reproduced. And only then can other thinkers and experimenters build their own experiments on reliable original work. This is why the online course Open for Insight also discusses how experiments and the findings derived can be developed and communicated openly and transparently.
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  • Sponsorship
    Support for this course was provided by Wikimedia Germany, Stifterverband für die deutsche Wissenschaft, and Tilburg University.
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  • Table of contents
    Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: What is true?; Chapter 3: How to make good experiments?; Chapter 4: Shaky insight?; Chapter 5: Summary
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  • External description on another website
    http://doi.org/10.26116/lis-oer-rimarahal-2020
  • External description on another website
    https://rimamrahal.wordpress.com/open-for-insight/
  • Citation
    Rahal, R.-M. (2020). Open for Insight: An online course in experimentation. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.4319
    en
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/3930
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4319
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychArchives
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  • Is related to
    http://doi.org/10.26116/lis-oer-rimarahal-2020
  • Is related to
    https://rimamrahal.wordpress.com/open-for-insight/
  • Keyword(s)
    experiment
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  • Keyword(s)
    philosophy of science
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  • Keyword(s)
    open science
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  • Keyword(s)
    methodology
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Open for Insight: An online course in experimentation
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  • Alternative title
    Open for Insight
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  • DRO type
    movingImage
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  • DRO type
    courseMaterial
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