Resource Library
The BITSS Resource Library contains resources for learning, teaching, and practicing research transparency and reproducibility, including curricula, slide decks, books, guidelines, templates, software, and other tools. All resources are categorized by i) topic, ii) type, and iii) discipline. Filter results by applying criteria along these parameters or use the search bar to find what you’re looking for.
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Using the OSF (Open Science Framework) Open Science+Transparency
Data Sharing and Replication ReproducibilityTransparency
Find slides from a presentation by Garret Christensen titled “Data Sharing and Replication: Enabling Reproducible Research”.
Dataverse: Research Transparency through Data Sharing Data Repositories+ReproducibilityTransparency
Find slides from a presentation by Mercè Crosas titled “Dataverse: Research Transparency through Data Sharing”.
Comparing and Consolidating Empirical Findings Data Repositories
Find slides from a presentation by Solomon Hsiang titled “Comparing and Consolidating Empirical Findings”.
MCC, Microdata Protection, and Dissemination
Find slides from a presentation by Jennifer Sturdy titled “MCC, Microdata Protection, and Dissemination”.
Open Data and Protection of Research Subjects Social ScienceTransparency
Find slides from a presentation by Mercè Crosas titled “Open Data and Protection of Research Subjects”.
Building a Better Psychological Science Psychology
Find slides from a presentation by Eric Eich titled “Building a Better Psychological Science”.
Reporting Standards for Social Science Experiments Social ScienceTransparent Reporting
Find slides from a presentation by Kevin Esterling titled “Reporting Standards for Social Science Experiments”.
Ethics in Experimental Research Humanities+Psychology
Find slides from a presentation by Scott Desposato titled “Ethics in Experimental Research”.
What Scholars and Citizens Think of Experimental Ethics Ethics+InterdisciplinaryOther Social Sciences
Find slides from a presentation by Scott Desposato titled “What Scholars and Citizens Think of Experimental Ethics: Results of a Survey Experiment”.
Changing Incentives Toward Transparency Issues with transparency and reproducibilityTransparency
Find slides from a presentation by Brian Nosek titled “Changing Incentives Toward Transparency”.
Framing Transparency in Research: Issues and Opportunities Issues with transparency and reproducibility+Transparency
Find slides from a presentation by Victoria Stodden titled “Framing Transparency in Research: Issues and Opportunities”.
Promoting Transparency in the Social Sciences Issues with transparency and reproducibility+Social ScienceTransparency
Find slides from a presentation by Edward Miguel titled “Promoting Transparency in Social Science Research”.
BITSS Overview and Introduction to 2015 Annual Meeting
Find slides from a presentation by Edward Miguel titled “BITSS Overview and Introduction to 2015 Annual Meeting”.
Analysis Plans in Economics EconomicsPre-Analysis Plans
Find slides from a presentation by Benjamin Olken titled “Analysis Plans in Economics”.
Pre-Analysis Plans – Applications in Economics EconomicsPre-Analysis Plans
Find slides from a presentation by Katherine Casey titled “Pre-analysis Plans (PAPs): Applications in Economics”.
Data Adaptive Pre-Specification Statistics and Data Science
Find slides from a presentation by Maya Petersen titled “Data Adaptive Pre-Specification for Experimental and Observational Data”.
Perspectives from Biomedical Research Health Sciences+MedicinePre-Analysis PlansPre-RegistrationTransparent Reporting
Find slides from a presentation by Maya Petersen titled “Pre-Registration, Pre-analysis, and Transparent Reporting: Perspectives from biomedical research”.
False-Positives, p-Hacking, Power, and Evidential Value Statistics and Data Science
Find slides from a presentation by Leif Nelson titled “False-Positives, p-Hacking, Power, and Evidential Value”.
Publication Bias in the Social Sciences Open PublishingSocial Science
Find slides from a presentation by Neil Malhotra titled “Publication Bias in the Social Sciences”.
S-values: Conventional measures of the sturdiness of the signs regression coefficients Statistics and Data Science
Find slides from a presentation by Ed Leamer titled “S-values: Conventional measures of the sturdiness of the signs regression coefficients”.
Protocols That Work MethodologySocial Science
Find slides from a presentation by Nick Adams titled “Protocols That Work”.
Reproducible and Collaborative Statistical Data Science Pre-Analysis Plans
Find slides from a presentation by Philip Stark titled “Reproducible and Collaborative Statistical Data Science”.
Registration and Version Control with OSF & GitHub RegistriesVersion Control
Find slides from a presentation by Garret Christensen titled “Registration and Version Control with OSF & GitHub”.
Software and Workflow for Reproducible Research Reproducibility
Find slides from a presentation by Garret Christensen titled “ Software and Workflow for Reproducible Research”.
Tools and Resources for Data Curation Data Repositories
Find slides from a presentation by Stephen Abrams titled “Tools and Resources for Data Curation”.
How to write a Pre-Analysis Plan Pre-Analysis Plans
Find slides from a presentation by Dalson Figueiredo and Lucas Silva titled “How to write a Pre-Analysis Plan”.
Pre-Analysis Plans (French) Pre-Analysis Plans
Find slides from a presentation by Zachary Tsala Dimbuene titled “Pre-Analysis Plans (French)”.
Research Transparency Overview (French) Issues with transparency and reproducibility
Find slides from a presentation by Zachary Tsala Dimbuene titled “Research Transparency Overview (French)”.
Investigation of Data-Sharing Attitudes in the Context of a Meta-Analysis Metascience (Methods and Archival Science)Statistics and Data Science
Find slides from a presentation by Joshua Polanin titled “Investigation of Data-Sharing Attitudes in the Context of a Meta-Analysis”.
Implementing an RTR Strategy Issues with transparency and reproducibility
Find slides from a presentation by Arnaud Vaganay titled “Implementing an RTR Strategy”.
Drafting RTR Guidelines Issues with transparency and reproducibility
Find slides from a presentation by Arnaud Vaganay titled “Drafting RTR Guidelines”.
Research Transparency and Reproducibility (RTR) Issues with transparency and reproducibility
Find slides from a presentation by Arnaud Vaganay titled “Research Transparency and Reproducibility (RTR)”.
Open Scholarship for the Social Sciences Open PublishingSocial Science
Find slides from a presentation by Philip N. Cohen titled “Open Scholarship for the Social Sciences”.
Gates Open Research Interdisciplinary
Find slides from a presentation by the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) titled “Gates Open Research”.
The Strength of Evidence from Statistical Significance and P-values Statistics and Data Science
Find slides from a presentation by Dan Benjamin titled “The Strength of Evidence from Statistical Significance and P-values”.
Pre-Analysis Plans in Behavioral and Experimental Economics EconomicsPre-Analysis Plans
Find slides from a presentation by Johannes Haushoffer titled “Pre-Analysis Plans in Behavioral and Experimental Economics”.
Open Science Success Stories Data Management and De-identification+Issues with transparency and reproducibility
The Open Research Funders Group curates the Open Science Success Stories, a database of examples of how openness has benefited researchers and broader society.
Data Citations module Data Management and De-identification+InterdisciplinaryTransparent Reporting
Created by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, this module introduces students to the key elements of data citations. See also related modules for Data Literacy.
Handbook on Using Administrative Data for Research and Evidence-Based Policy Data Management and De-identification+EconomicsInterdisciplinaryInternational DevelopmentReproducibility
Co-edited by Shawn Cole, Iqbal Dhaliwal, Anja Sautmann, and Lars Vilhuber and published by J-PAL’s Innovations in Data and Experiments for Action Initiative (IDEA), this handbook includes case studies of large-scale randomized evaluations using private and national government administrative data, and technical guidance to support partnerships with governments, nonprofits, or firms to access data and pursue cutting-edge, policy-relevant projects.
Survey of Registered Reports Editors Interdisciplinary+Results-Blind Review & Registered Reports
Between December 15, 2017 and January 31, 2018, BITSS surveyed the editors of 76 academic journals which at the time, accepted submissions in the Registered Report (RR) format. Find summary statistics of the results in this document.
CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) InterdisciplinaryTransparent Reporting
CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) is high-level taxonomy, including 14 roles, that can be used to represent the roles typically played by contributors to scientific scholarly output. The roles describe each contributor’s specific contribution to the scholarly output.
Comparison of multiple hypothesis testing commands in Stata Economics+Statistics and Data Science
In this post on the Development Impact blog, David McKenzie (World Bank) compares various Stata packages used for multiple hypothesis testing adjustments and discusses settings where each package is best applied.
Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Educational Expansion Epidemiology+Statistical LiteracyTransparent Reporting
Created by Catalyst Melissa Sharp, this is an open-source repository for epidemiological research methods and reporting skills for observational studies, structured based on the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement. Use it to discover new methods and reporting guidelines and contribute through the GitHub repository (https://github.com/sharpmel/STROBECourse/).
Pre-Analysis Plans for Observational Research Economics+Pre-Analysis Plans
In her presentation at RT2 DC in 2019, Fiona Burlig (University of Chicago) provides advice on how one can credibly pre-register an observational research project. Also see Burlig’s 2018 paper that describes three scenarios for pre-registration of observational work, including i) cases where researchers collect their own data; ii) prospective studies; and iii) research using restricted-access data.
Data for Development Impact (Resource Guide) Data Management and De-identification+EconomicsOther Social SciencesStatistics and Data Science
“Data for Development Impact: The DIME Analytics Resource Guide” is intended to serve as an introduction to the primary tasks required in development research, from experimental design to data collection to data analysis to publication. It serves as a companion to the DIME Wiki and is produced by DIME Analytics.
Open Science Module for Behavioral Science graduate course Economics+Psychology
Instructors Kelly Zhang (MIT GOV/LAB) and Chaning Jang (Busara) integrated a module on research transparency and the use of pre-analysis plans as part of the Behavioral Science in the Field course designed for graduate students who use behavioral science games as part of their research.
J-PAL Guide to De-Identifying Data Data Management and De-identification+International Development
Developed by J-PAL’s Sarah Kooper, Anja Sautmann, and James Turrito, this guide includes:
- An overview of personally identifiable information (PII) and the responsibility of data users not to use data to try to identify human subjects
- Recommendations for handling direct identifiers (such as full name, social security number, or phone number), as well as indirect identifiers (such as month/year of birth, nationality, or gender)
- Guidance on de-identification steps to take throughout the research process, such as encrypting all data containing identifying information as soon as possible
- A list of common identifiers, including those labeled by the United States’ Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines as direct identifiers
- And more.
See also the accompanying Guide to Publishing Research Data.
J-PAL Guide to Publishing Research Data Data Management and De-identification+International DevelopmentPublic Policy
Developed by J-PAL’s Sarah Kooper, Anja Sautmann, and James Turrito, this guide includes:
- A list of considerations to make before publishing data, such as what information was provided to study participants and the IRB, the sensitivity of the data collected, and legal requirements
- Sample consent form language that will allow future publication of de-identified data
- A checklist for preparing data for publication
- And more.
See also the accompanying Guide to De-identifying Data.
Data Sharing Checklist for NGOs and Practitioners Data Management and De-identification+Interdisciplinary
This checklist developed by Teamscope can help NGOs and Practitioners understand the common pitfalls in open data, and how open data impacts every step of a project’s pipeline, from proposal writing to dissemination.
Videos: Research Transparency and Reproducibility Training (RT2) – Washington, D.C. Data Management and De-identification+InterdisciplinaryIssues with transparency and reproducibilityMeta-AnalysesPower analysisPre-Analysis PlansPreprintsRegistriesReplicationsResults-Blind Review & Registered ReportsStatistical LiteracyTransparent ReportingVersion Control
BITSS hosted a Research Transparency and Reproducibility Training (RT2) in Washington DC, September 11-13, 2019. This was the eighth training event of this kind organized by BITSS since 2014.
RT2 provides participants with an overview of tools and best practices for transparent and reproducible social science research. Click here to videos of presentations given during the training. Find slide decks and other useful materials on this OSF project page (https://osf.io/3mxrw/).
Preregistration of secondary data analysis: A template and tutorial Interdisciplinary+Registries
Van den Akker and colleagues present a template specifically designed for the preregistration of secondary data analyses and provide comments and a practical example.
Replicability Seminar Issues with transparency and reproducibility+Statistical Literacy
Course syllabus for “Replicability Seminar”, an advanced undergraduate and graduate-level course led by Simine Vazire.
Open Data Metrics: Lighting the Fire Data Management and De-identification+Interdisciplinary
In this book, Daniella Lowenberg and colleagues describe the journey towards open data metrics, prompting community discussion and providing implementation examples along the way. Data metrics are a pre-condition to realize the benefits of open data sharing practices.
BITSS Registered Reports Literature Review Economics+Pre-Analysis PlansResults-Blind Review & Registered Reports
Prepared by BITSS, this literature review includes information on the distinguishing features and advantages of registered reports, as well as challenges involved in its implementation.
Nextjournal Dynamic Documents and Coding Practices+Version Control
Nextjournal is a container tool with features like polyglot notebooks, automatic versioning and real-time collaboration.
Frontiers in Pre-Registration in Economics – Ted Miguel Economics+Pre-Analysis PlansRegistriesResults-Blind Review & Registered Reports
This presentation by Ted Miguel was given at the Transparency, Reproducibility and Credibility Research Symposium at the World Bank on 9/10/2019. You can find videos of other talks from the Symposium in this playlist.
Transparent and Open Social Science Research (FR) Dynamic Documents and Coding Practices+Issues with transparency and reproducibility
Demand is growing for evidence-based policy making, but there is also growing recognition in the social science community that limited transparency and openness in research have contributed to widespread problems. With this course created and administered by BITSS, you can explore the causes of limited transparency in social science research, as well as tools to make your own work more open and reproducible.
Software Carpentry Data Management and De-identification+Dynamic Documents and Coding PracticesEngineering and Computer ScienceInterdisciplinaryStatistics and Data ScienceVersion Control
Software Carpentry offers online tutorials for data analysis including Version Control with Git, Using Databases and SQL, Programming with Python, Programming with R and Programming with MATLAB.