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Review
. 2016 Jun 1;8(341):341ps12.
doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaf5027.

What does research reproducibility mean?

Steven N Goodman  1 , Daniele Fanelli  2 , John P A Ioannidis  2
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Review

What does research reproducibility mean?

Steven N Goodman et al. Sci Transl Med. .

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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