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Are scientific practices improving in consumer research? A glass half-full and half-empty

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  • Michel Tuan Pham

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In this commentary, I propose a “big-picture” view of what good science is as a framework for evaluating scientific practices in consumer research. A big-picture view of science recognizes that scientific practices are not ends in themselves but tools to be used in the service of six epistemic ideals: veridicality, precision, transparency, generalizability, relevance, and insight. It is through a multidimensional contribution to these epistemic ideals that various scientific practices enable the production of evidence that is not only trustworthy but also useful. From this big-picture perspective, Krefeld-Schwalb and Scheibehenne’s results provide a decidedly mixed report card about the state of scientific practices in consumer research.

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  • Michel Tuan Pham, 2023. "Are scientific practices improving in consumer research? A glass half-full and half-empty," Marketing Letters, Springer, vol. 34(3), pages 375-382, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:mktlet:v:34:y:2023:i:3:d:10.1007_s11002-023-09679-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s11002-023-09679-2
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