On 2014 Apr 16, Eric Uhlmann commented:

The further data collection and analysis reported by Silberzahn, Simonsohn, & Uhlmann (in press, Psychological Science) overturn the conclusions of our original paper. Using a matched-names analysis, which compares each noble-meaning name with the 50 most similarly frequent names, we find no differences between noble names and other names in terms of the attainment of managerial roles. Therefore at present no significant relationship between having a noble-meaning name and career outcomes can be confirmed.

For more details, here is a link to the full text and supplementary materials for the Silberzahn, Simonsohn, & Uhlmann (in press) collaborative commentary:

http://www.socialjudgments.com/docs/Silberzahn_Simonsohn_Uhlmann_2014_Collaborative_Commentary_and_Online_Supplement.pdf

The dataset for the new paper is publicly posted at:

http://figshare.com/articles/Dataset_for_SSU_2014/988763

Reference:

Silberzahn, R., Simonsohn, U., & Uhlmann, E.L. (in press). Matched names analysis reveals no evidence of name meaning effects: A collaborative commentary on Silberzahn and Uhlmann (2013). Psychological Science.

-- Raphael Silberzahn and Eric Luis Uhlmann

On 2014 Apr 16, Eric Uhlmann commented:

The further data collection and analysis reported by Silberzahn, Simonsohn, & Uhlmann (in press, Psychological Science) overturn the conclusions of our original paper. Using a matched-names analysis, which compares each noble-meaning name with the 50 most similarly frequent names, we find no differences between noble names and other names in terms of the attainment of managerial roles. Therefore at present no significant relationship between having a noble-meaning name and career outcomes can be confirmed.

For more details, here is a link to the full text and supplementary materials for the Silberzahn, Simonsohn, & Uhlmann (in press) collaborative commentary:

http://www.socialjudgments.com/docs/Silberzahn_Simonsohn_Uhlmann_2014_Collaborative_Commentary_and_Online_Supplement.pdf

The dataset for the new paper is publicly posted at:

http://figshare.com/articles/Dataset_for_SSU_2014/988763

Reference:

Silberzahn, R., Simonsohn, U., & Uhlmann, E.L. (in press). Matched names analysis reveals no evidence of name meaning effects: A collaborative commentary on Silberzahn and Uhlmann (2013). Psychological Science.

-- Raphael Silberzahn and Eric Luis Uhlmann