Print Email Facebook Twitter HESS opinions Title HESS opinions: Repeatable research: What hydrologists can learn from the Duke cancer research scandal Author Fienen, Michael N. (US Geological Survey Wisconsin Water Science Center) Bakker, M. (TU Delft Water Resources) Date 2016-09-12 Abstract In the past decade, difficulties encountered in reproducing the results of a cancer study at Duke University resulted in a scandal and an investigation which concluded that tools used for data management, analysis, and modeling were inappropriate for the documentation of the study, let alone the reproduction of the results. New protocols were developed which require that data analysis and modeling be carried out with scripts that can be used to reproduce the results and are a record of all decisions and interpretations made during an analysis or a modeling effort. In the hydrological sciences, we face similar challenges and need to develop similar standards for transparency and repeatability of results. A promising route is to start making use of open-source languages (such as R and Python) to write scripts and to use collaborative coding environments (such as Git) to share our codes for inspection and use by the hydrological community. An important side-benefit to adopting such protocols is consistency and efficiency among collaborators. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:840ef52a-ff92-44c7-ae7b-d37169389ebb DOI https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3739-2016 ISSN 1027-5606 Source Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 20 (9), 3739-3743 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2016 Michael N. Fienen, M. Bakker Files PDF hess_20_3739_2016.pdf 185.31 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:840ef52a-ff92-44c7-ae7b-d37169389ebb/datastream/OBJ/view