Title: Reproducibility
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Reproducibility
Reproducibility vs. Repeatability
The Process of Replicating Research
Reproducibility and Generalization - A Cautious Approach
Reproducibility is not Essential
Reproducibility - An Impossible Ideal?
Reproducibility and Specificity - A Geological Example
Reproducibility and Archaeology - The Absurdity of Creationism
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Content: In addition, these sciences have to make much more use of statistics to dampen down experimental noise caused by physiological and psychological differences between the subjects. This is one of the reasons why most social sciences accept a 95% probability level, which is a contrast to the 99% confidence required by most physical sciences. Reproducibility and Generalization - A Cautious Approach
Observing due caution with the process of generalizing results helps to strengthen the case for experimental reproducibility. In any study, there is a far smaller chance of finding confounding evidence if the claims are narrowly defined than if they are sweeping generalizations. For example, a psychologist who found that aggression in children under the age of five increased if they watched violent TV, could generalize that all children under five would display the same condition. Extending this to all children means that the experiment is prone to replication issues - A researcher finding that aggression did not increase in nine year old children would invalidate the entire premise by questioning the reproducibility. Reproducibility is not Essential
It is important to understand that creating replicable research is not essential for validity, although it does help. Sometimes, due to sheer impracticality, temporal difficulties, or expense, this is not possible. The Framingham Heart Study, an experiment testing three generations of nurses for cardiac issues, has been going on for over 60 years and nobody is seriously expected to replicate it. Instead, results from other studies around the world are used to build up a database of statistical evidence supporting the findings.