Question

After reaching a conclusion, what should be the next step in any scientific investigation in order to verify your findings?
Responses

A develop a theorydevelop a theory

B publish your resultspublish your results

C form a new hypothesisform a new hypothesis

D repeat the experiment

Answer 1

D — repeat the experiment.

Replication and retesting (by you and others) are necessary to verify that the results are reliable and not due to error, bias, or chance.