The journal Science is adding an extra round of statistical checks to its peer-review process, editor-in-chief Marcia McNutt announced today. The policy follows similar efforts from other journals, after widespread concern that basic mistakes in data analysis are contributing to the
irreproducibility of many published research findings.
“Readers must have confidence in the conclusions published in our journal,” writes McNutt in an editorial. Working with the American Statistical Association, the journal has appointed seven experts to a statistics board of reviewing editors (SBoRE). Manu will be flagged up for additional scrutiny by the journal’s internal editors, or by its existing Board of Reviewing Editors or by outside peer reviewers. The SBoRE panel will then find external statisticians to review these manuscripts.
Asked whether any particular papers had impelled the change, McNutt said: “The creation of the ‘statistics board’ was motivated by concerns broadly with the application of statistics and data analysis in scientific research and is part of Science’s overall drive to increase reproducibility in the research we publish.”
Giovanni Pannigiani, a biostatistician at the Harvard School of Public Health, a member of the SBoRE group, says he expects the board to “play primarily an advisory role.” He agreed to join because he “found the foresight behind the establishment of the SBoRE to be novel, unique and likely to have a lasting impact. This impact will not only be through the publications in Science itself, but hopefully through a larger group of publishing places that may want to model their approach after Science.”
1.It can be learned from Paragraph 1 that ( ).
2.The phrase “flagged up” (Para.2) is the closest in meaning to ( ).
3.Giovanni Pannigiani believes that the establishment of the SBoRE may( ).
4.The author holds that what Science is doing now ( ).
5.Which of the following is the best title of the text?
问题1选项
A.Science intends to simplify its peer-review process
B.journals are strengthening their statistical checks
C.few journals are blamed for mistakes in data analysis
D.lack of data analysis is common in research projects
问题2选项
A.found
B.revised
C.marked
D.stored
问题3选项
A.pose a threat to all its peers
B.meet with strong opposition
C.increase Science’s circulation
D.set an example for other journals
问题4选项
A.adds to researchers’ workload
B.diminishes the role of reviewers
C.has room for further improvement
D.is to fail in the foreseeable future
问题5选项
A.Science Joins Push to Screen Statistics in Papers
B.Professional Statisticians Deserve More Respect
C.Data Analysis Finds Its Way onto Editors’ Desks
D.Statisticians Are Coming Back with Science
第1题:B
第2题:C
第3题:D
第4题:C
第5题:A
1.细节事实题。第一段中: The journal Science is adding an extra round of statistical checks to its peer-review process, editor-in-chief Marcia McNutt announced today. The policy follows similar efforts from other journals, after widespread concern that basic mistakes in data analysis are contributing to the irreproducibility of many published research findings (《科学》杂志的主编Marcia McNutt今天宣布该杂志正在为自身的同行评议过程增加一轮额外的统计检查。在人们广泛担心数据分析的基本错误正导致很多出版的研究发现不能再生产之后,《科学》杂志的该政策跟随了其它杂志的类似努力)。由此可知B项“各类杂志正在强化自身的统计检查”正确。
2.语义题。根据题干定位至第二段: Manu will be flagged up for additional scrutiny by the journal’s internal editors, or by its existing Board of Reviewing Editors or by outside peer reviewers.(杂志的内部编辑、现有的审稿委员会或外部同行审稿人将对Manu进行进一步的审查), 由此可知“flag up”有“标出;指出”的意思,故C项“被标记”正确。
3.细节事实题。最后一段: This impact will not only be through the publications in Science itself, but hopefully through a larger group of publishing places that may want to model their approach after Science (这个影响不仅通过《科学》杂志本身的出版物来产生,而且希望通过大量的出版机构来产生影响,这些机构可能想去模仿《科学》 杂志的方式)。由此可知D项“为其它杂志树立榜样”正确。
4.推理判断题。第一段支出: The journal Science is adding an extra round of statistical checks to its peer-review process, editor-in-chief Marcia McNutt announced today. The policy follows similar efforts from other journals, after widespread concern that basic mistakes in data analysis are contributing to the irreproducibility of, many published research findings (《科学》杂志的主编Marcia McNutt今天宣布该杂志正在为自身的同行评议过程增加一轮额外的统计检查。在人们广泛担心数据分析的基本错误正导致很多出版的研究发现不能再生产之后,《科学》杂志的该政策跟随了其它杂志的类似努力),由此可推知C项“有进一步改善的空间”正确。
5.主旨大意题。全文中心句出现在第一段: The journal Science is adding an extra round of statistical checks to its peer-review process, editor-in-chief Marcia McNutt announced today. The policy follows similar efforts from other journals, after widespread concern that basic mistakes in data analysis are contributing to the irreproducibility of many published research findings (《科学》杂志的主编Marcia McNutt今天宣布该杂志正在为自身的同行评议过程增加一轮额外的统计检查。在人们广泛担心数据分析的基本错误正导致很多出版的研究发现不能再生产之后,《科学》杂志的该政策跟随了其它杂志的类似努力), 由此可推知A项“《科学》杂志在论文方面加入审査统计数据的行列”比较适合作标题。