功能性R代码在物种分布和丰富性论文中很少见
Kenneth F Kellner1, Jeffrey W Doser2,3, Jerrold L Belant1
1Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Ecology
|November 20, 2024
概括
在生态学中,分析可重复性很低,只有28%的研究共享数据和代码,7%提供功能代码. 改善这些做法对于科学可信度至关重要.
科学领域:
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 计算生物学 计算生物学
- 科学方法科学方法学
背景情况:
- 分析可重复性对于生态研究的科学可信度至关重要.
- 目前在生态文献中分析可重现性的程度还不清楚.
- 在生态学中,层次模型经常用于物种分布和丰富度估计.
研究的目的:
- 用层次模型评估生态研究中的分析可重复性水平.
- 确定已发表的生态研究中的数据和代码的可用性和功能.
- 确定改善生态研究实践的关键领域.
主要方法:
- 调查了2018-2022年间发表在9个生态学期刊上的497篇论文.
- 专注于利用物种分布和丰度等级模型的论文.
- 评估两个组成部分:数据/代码可用性和代码功能.
主要成果:
- 只有28%的受访论文提供了可访问的数据和代码.
- 只有7%的论文有没有错误的代码执行.
- 分析可重现性目前是生态学的例外,而不是规范.
结论:
- 生态研究往往没有达到分析可重复性标准.
- 对作者的建议包括在清洁环境中测试代码和简化代码.
- 对期刊的建议包括验证数据/代码存储库并提高它们的审查地位.
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