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How do you keep yourself honest about your own experimental results?
Method Help
Self‑confirmation bias can subtly influence how we analyse and present our own experimental data. Researchers may unintentionally over‑weight supportive evidence. What practices help you stay objective about your own results?
Eric Young, Edward Harris and 26 others5 Comments-
Define your analysis plan before looking at the full experimental results.
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Actively search for evidence against your hypothesis, not just supporting it.
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Ask a colleague to re‑analyse part of your data independently.
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Report results that do not support your expectation honestly.
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Replicate key experiments before drawing firm conclusions.
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