Question
1. Why is replication in science a good thing?
A. It means more opportunities exist due to new technology.
B. It means no questions need to be asked about the findings.
C. It means several teams are working to solve a problem.
D. It means the results are more likely to be reliable.
A. It means more opportunities exist due to new technology.
B. It means no questions need to be asked about the findings.
C. It means several teams are working to solve a problem.
D. It means the results are more likely to be reliable.
Answers
GPT-5 mini
D. It means the results are more likely to be reliable.
Replication checks whether findings hold up when methods are repeated (by the same or different researchers, in different settings), which increases confidence that results are real and not due to error, bias, or chance.
Replication checks whether findings hold up when methods are repeated (by the same or different researchers, in different settings), which increases confidence that results are real and not due to error, bias, or chance.