Schweitzer & Cachon (2000)

Decision Bias in the Newsvendor Problem with a Known Demand Distribution: Experimental Evidence

Finding to replicate

Newsvendor order quantities are set too low for high-profit products and too high for low-profit products.

Background Information

Primary Replication SiteCornell University
Secondary Replication SiteUniversity of Texas at Dallas
Target Replication Sample Size (Per Site)40 Individuals
Replication Subject PoolUniversity Students
Original Testing ModalityVirtual, Asynchronous
Initial Replication ModalityVirtual, Asynchronous
Secondary Replication ModalityN/A
PreregistrationAsPredicted #61503
Original PaperPublished Online 03/01/2000
CategoryInventory

Replication Results

Finding Reproduced?Full Replication
Replication ReportSchweitzerCachon2000_ReplicationReport.pdf
Replication Data, Analysis Script, and StimuliSchweitzerCachon2000_DAS.zip