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Experiment

The process used to test research hypotheses in the scientific method. In order to be useful in scientific inquiry, an experiment should be objective, with reliable and verifiable data. In addition, the results of the experiment must be reproducible by other scientists.

Added: Fri Dec 21 2007
Last Modified: Thu Apr 03 2008

Related Terms

Scientific method Observation Abduction Abductive reasoning Hypothesis Deductive reasoning Deduction Result Expected result Observed result Conclusion

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