Doing Science

The practice of science is imperfect, yet we can usually make it better. But first, we need to study how we do things. I have an increasing interest in studying how science is done, from philosophical models that we apply to our real-world systems, to best practices for data visualization and statistical procedures. The more we can challenge and refine how we do science, the better our scientific outcomes will be.

Select Publications

• Data visualization

  • S.R. Midway, J.R. Brum, M.D. Robertson (2023). Show and tell: Approaches for effective figures. Limnology and Oceanography Letters 8:213–219.
  • S.R. Midway (2020). Principles of Effective Data Visualization. Patterns 9:100141.

• Statistical practices

  • S.R. Midway, M.D. Robertson, S.A. Flinn, M.D. Kaller (2020). Comparing multiple comparisons: practical guidance for choosing the best multiple comparisons test. PeerJ 8:e10387.

• Peer review

  • S.R. Midway, L. Hendee, D.J. Daugherty (2024). Peer review trends in six fisheries science journals. Research Integrity and Peer Review 9, 7.

• Working with other people

  • S.R. Midway, N.A. Sievert, A.J. Lynch, J.B. Whittier, K.L. Pope (2022). Asking nicely: Best practices for requesting data. Ecological Informatics 70:101729.