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Estimation for Better Inference in Neuroscience.

Robert J Calin-Jageman, Geoff Cumming

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Article in eNeuro. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 92 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

92 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Robert J Calin-JagemanDominican University, River Forest, Illinois 60305.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9837-6529
Geoff CummingLa Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1716-5277

Funding

An Online Short-Course in Sample-Size Determination - A Practical Guide to Improving Reproducibility through Proper PlanningR25GM132784 · NIGMS · DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY · PI CALIN-JAGEMAN, ROBERT JOSEPH · 2019 to 2020
$68k
NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM132784
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The estimation approach to inference emphasizes reporting effect sizes with expressions of uncertainty (interval estimates). In this perspective we explain the estimation approach and describe how it can help nudge neuroscientists toward a more productive research cycle by fostering better planning, more thoughtful interpretation, and more balanced evaluation of evidence.

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EpilepsyPilocarpineAnimalsCognitionHousingMiceRatsSeizuresPilocarpineestimationneuroscience methodsstatistical inference

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PMID31453316
PMCPMC6709209

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