Scientific method
- Ask question
- Do background research
- Construct hypothesis
- Test with an experiment
- Analyze results and draw conclusion
- If hypothesis is true, report results
- If hypothesis is false, report results.
- Think and try again
- Go to Construct hypothesis
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Replication crisis
Replication has been referred to as "the cornerstone of science".[81][82] Replication studies attempt to evaluate whether published results reflect true findings or false positives. The integrity of scientific findings and reproducibility of research are important as they form the knowledge foundation on which future studies are built.