Quantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciences

Randomised controlled experiments are the gold standard for scientific inference, but environmental and social scientists often rely on different study designs. Here the authors analyse the use of six common study designs in the fields of biodiversity conservation and social intervention, and quanti...

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Autores principales: Alec P. Christie, David Abecasis, Mehdi Adjeroud, Juan C. Alonso, Tatsuya Amano, Alvaro Anton, Barry P. Baldigo, Rafael Barrientos, Jake E. Bicknell, Deborah A. Buhl, Just Cebrian, Ricardo S. Ceia, Luciana Cibils-Martina, Sarah Clarke, Joachim Claudet, Michael D. Craig, Dominique Davoult, Annelies De Backer, Mary K. Donovan, Tyler D. Eddy, Filipe M. França, Jonathan P. A. Gardner, Bradley P. Harris, Ari Huusko, Ian L. Jones, Brendan P. Kelaher, Janne S. Kotiaho, Adrià López-Baucells, Heather L. Major, Aki Mäki-Petäys, Beatriz Martín, Carlos A. Martín, Philip A. Martin, Daniel Mateos-Molina, Robert A. McConnaughey, Michele Meroni, Christoph F. J. Meyer, Kade Mills, Monica Montefalcone, Norbertas Noreika, Carlos Palacín, Anjali Pande, C. Roland Pitcher, Carlos Ponce, Matt Rinella, Ricardo Rocha, María C. Ruiz-Delgado, Juan J. Schmitter-Soto, Jill A. Shaffer, Shailesh Sharma, Anna A. Sher, Doriane Stagnol, Thomas R. Stanley, Kevin D. E. Stokesbury, Aurora Torres, Oliver Tully, Teppo Vehanen, Corinne Watts, Qingyuan Zhao, William J. Sutherland
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c3f8aa3f77e54f6fa535672c92afaa442021-12-02T10:48:10ZQuantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciences10.1038/s41467-020-20142-y2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/c3f8aa3f77e54f6fa535672c92afaa442020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20142-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Randomised controlled experiments are the gold standard for scientific inference, but environmental and social scientists often rely on different study designs. Here the authors analyse the use of six common study designs in the fields of biodiversity conservation and social intervention, and quantify the biases in their estimates.Alec P. ChristieDavid AbecasisMehdi AdjeroudJuan C. AlonsoTatsuya AmanoAlvaro AntonBarry P. BaldigoRafael BarrientosJake E. BicknellDeborah A. BuhlJust CebrianRicardo S. CeiaLuciana Cibils-MartinaSarah ClarkeJoachim ClaudetMichael D. CraigDominique DavoultAnnelies De BackerMary K. DonovanTyler D. EddyFilipe M. FrançaJonathan P. A. GardnerBradley P. HarrisAri HuuskoIan L. JonesBrendan P. KelaherJanne S. KotiahoAdrià López-BaucellsHeather L. MajorAki Mäki-PetäysBeatriz MartínCarlos A. MartínPhilip A. MartinDaniel Mateos-MolinaRobert A. McConnaugheyMichele MeroniChristoph F. J. MeyerKade MillsMonica MontefalconeNorbertas NoreikaCarlos PalacínAnjali PandeC. Roland PitcherCarlos PonceMatt RinellaRicardo RochaMaría C. Ruiz-DelgadoJuan J. Schmitter-SotoJill A. ShafferShailesh SharmaAnna A. SherDoriane StagnolThomas R. StanleyKevin D. E. StokesburyAurora TorresOliver TullyTeppo VehanenCorinne WattsQingyuan ZhaoWilliam J. SutherlandNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
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Alec P. Christie
David Abecasis
Mehdi Adjeroud
Juan C. Alonso
Tatsuya Amano
Alvaro Anton
Barry P. Baldigo
Rafael Barrientos
Jake E. Bicknell
Deborah A. Buhl
Just Cebrian
Ricardo S. Ceia
Luciana Cibils-Martina
Sarah Clarke
Joachim Claudet
Michael D. Craig
Dominique Davoult
Annelies De Backer
Mary K. Donovan
Tyler D. Eddy
Filipe M. França
Jonathan P. A. Gardner
Bradley P. Harris
Ari Huusko
Ian L. Jones
Brendan P. Kelaher
Janne S. Kotiaho
Adrià López-Baucells
Heather L. Major
Aki Mäki-Petäys
Beatriz Martín
Carlos A. Martín
Philip A. Martin
Daniel Mateos-Molina
Robert A. McConnaughey
Michele Meroni
Christoph F. J. Meyer
Kade Mills
Monica Montefalcone
Norbertas Noreika
Carlos Palacín
Anjali Pande
C. Roland Pitcher
Carlos Ponce
Matt Rinella
Ricardo Rocha
María C. Ruiz-Delgado
Juan J. Schmitter-Soto
Jill A. Shaffer
Shailesh Sharma
Anna A. Sher
Doriane Stagnol
Thomas R. Stanley
Kevin D. E. Stokesbury
Aurora Torres
Oliver Tully
Teppo Vehanen
Corinne Watts
Qingyuan Zhao
William J. Sutherland
Quantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciences
description Randomised controlled experiments are the gold standard for scientific inference, but environmental and social scientists often rely on different study designs. Here the authors analyse the use of six common study designs in the fields of biodiversity conservation and social intervention, and quantify the biases in their estimates.
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author Alec P. Christie
David Abecasis
Mehdi Adjeroud
Juan C. Alonso
Tatsuya Amano
Alvaro Anton
Barry P. Baldigo
Rafael Barrientos
Jake E. Bicknell
Deborah A. Buhl
Just Cebrian
Ricardo S. Ceia
Luciana Cibils-Martina
Sarah Clarke
Joachim Claudet
Michael D. Craig
Dominique Davoult
Annelies De Backer
Mary K. Donovan
Tyler D. Eddy
Filipe M. França
Jonathan P. A. Gardner
Bradley P. Harris
Ari Huusko
Ian L. Jones
Brendan P. Kelaher
Janne S. Kotiaho
Adrià López-Baucells
Heather L. Major
Aki Mäki-Petäys
Beatriz Martín
Carlos A. Martín
Philip A. Martin
Daniel Mateos-Molina
Robert A. McConnaughey
Michele Meroni
Christoph F. J. Meyer
Kade Mills
Monica Montefalcone
Norbertas Noreika
Carlos Palacín
Anjali Pande
C. Roland Pitcher
Carlos Ponce
Matt Rinella
Ricardo Rocha
María C. Ruiz-Delgado
Juan J. Schmitter-Soto
Jill A. Shaffer
Shailesh Sharma
Anna A. Sher
Doriane Stagnol
Thomas R. Stanley
Kevin D. E. Stokesbury
Aurora Torres
Oliver Tully
Teppo Vehanen
Corinne Watts
Qingyuan Zhao
William J. Sutherland
author_facet Alec P. Christie
David Abecasis
Mehdi Adjeroud
Juan C. Alonso
Tatsuya Amano
Alvaro Anton
Barry P. Baldigo
Rafael Barrientos
Jake E. Bicknell
Deborah A. Buhl
Just Cebrian
Ricardo S. Ceia
Luciana Cibils-Martina
Sarah Clarke
Joachim Claudet
Michael D. Craig
Dominique Davoult
Annelies De Backer
Mary K. Donovan
Tyler D. Eddy
Filipe M. França
Jonathan P. A. Gardner
Bradley P. Harris
Ari Huusko
Ian L. Jones
Brendan P. Kelaher
Janne S. Kotiaho
Adrià López-Baucells
Heather L. Major
Aki Mäki-Petäys
Beatriz Martín
Carlos A. Martín
Philip A. Martin
Daniel Mateos-Molina
Robert A. McConnaughey
Michele Meroni
Christoph F. J. Meyer
Kade Mills
Monica Montefalcone
Norbertas Noreika
Carlos Palacín
Anjali Pande
C. Roland Pitcher
Carlos Ponce
Matt Rinella
Ricardo Rocha
María C. Ruiz-Delgado
Juan J. Schmitter-Soto
Jill A. Shaffer
Shailesh Sharma
Anna A. Sher
Doriane Stagnol
Thomas R. Stanley
Kevin D. E. Stokesbury
Aurora Torres
Oliver Tully
Teppo Vehanen
Corinne Watts
Qingyuan Zhao
William J. Sutherland
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title Quantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciences
title_short Quantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciences
title_full Quantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciences
title_fullStr Quantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciences
title_full_unstemmed Quantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciences
title_sort quantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciences
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2020
url https://doaj.org/article/c3f8aa3f77e54f6fa535672c92afaa44
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