SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS

1 October 1969

journal article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Multivariate Behavioral Research

Vol. 4 (4) , 517-522
https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327906mbr0404_6

Abstract

Statistical significance is not part of the scientific method. The three canons of reproducibility of an experiment: Data Matrix Homegeneity, Subject Generalizability, and Method Generalizability provide better guides to experimentation and theory development. As adjuncts to Scientific Method they provide a better basis for evaluation of statistical findings.

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