This study in
Science, involving attempts to replicate 100 prior research studies, has been making the rounds (I've linked to the story before) for finding only about 1/3 of psychology studies statistically replicable; in some places setting off a bit of a firestorm.
Virginia Mayo takes an extended, more nuanced look at the issue here:
http://tinyurl.com/nkqd7bd
Worthwhile reading if you've been following the controversy (one dispute is whether the statistical methods employed are inherently weak/poor, even in need of being discarded, or are the methods fine, but simply abused/misused often in their application).
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