What does research reproducibility mean?

Goodman, Steven N; Fanelli, Daniele; Ioannidis, John P A · Sci Transl Med · 2016

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Abstract

The language and conceptual framework of "research reproducibility" are nonstandard and unsettled across the sciences. In this Perspective, we review an array of explicit and implicit definitions of reproducibility and related terminology, and discuss how to avoid potential misunderstandings when these terms are used as a surrogate for "truth."

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