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capitalization on chance: a standalone construct

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Research methods

tendency of data-driven model modifications to fit idiosyncrasies of one sample, producing models that fail to replicate in new samples.

In research methods, capitalization on chance refers to tendency of data-driven model modifications to fit idiosyncrasies of one sample, producing models that fail to replicate in new samples. This meaning comes from MacCallum (1992) in Psychological Bulletin.[1]

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References

MacCallum, R. C., Roznowski, M., & Necowitz, L. B. (1992). Model modifications in covariance structure analysis: The problem of capitalization on chance. Psychological Bulletin, 111(3), 490-504. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.111.3.490

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