Watts Doc #64: A Replication Crisis Is A Crisis Of Confidence

Watts Doc #64: A Replication Crisis Is A Crisis Of Confidence

May 20, 2026 · 1h 35m

About this episode

The episode discusses a large scale replication project in sport and exercise studies, exploring its methods, findings, and implications for confidence in published literature.

We delve into the recent large scale replication project in sport and exercise studies, their methods and findings. Then we try to understand why it found the results that it did in light of known statistical phenomena, similar findings from other research fields, and why an apparent replication crisis depends on how you already view and interpret published literature. Plus your listener questions.

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