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The behavioral sciences underestimate the uncertainty of research findings and thus overestimate replicability. Metrologists in the physical sciences quantify all material components of uncertainty, even if some components must be quantified using non-statistical means. Behavioral science should follow suit.

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  1. J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA

    Edward E. Rigdon

  2. Faculty of Economics and Management, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany

    Marko Sarstedt

  3. School of Business and GA21, Monash University Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

    Marko Sarstedt

  4. Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

    Jan-Michael Becker

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Rigdon, E.E., Sarstedt, M. & Becker, JM. Quantify uncertainty in behavioral research. Nat Hum Behav 4, 329–331 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-019-0806-0

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