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  2. Scientific method - Wikipedia

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    The history of scientific method considers changes in the methodology of scientific inquiry, not the history of science itself. The development of rules for scientific reasoning has not been straightforward; scientific method has been the subject of intense and recurring debate throughout the history of science, and eminent natural philosophers and scientists have argued for the primacy of ...

  3. Scientific misconduct - Wikipedia

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    A reconstruction of the skull purportedly belonging to the Piltdown Man, a long-lasting case of scientific misconduct. Scientific misconduct is the violation of the standard codes of scholarly conduct and ethical behavior in the publication of professional scientific research.

  4. Detection limit - Wikipedia

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    These include the instrument detection limit (IDL), the method detection limit (MDL), the practical quantitation limit (PQL), and the limit of quantitation (LOQ). Even when the same terminology is used, there can be differences in the LOD according to nuances of what definition is used and what type of noise contributes to the measurement and ...

  5. p-value - Wikipedia

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    In this method, before conducting the study, one first chooses a model (the null hypothesis) and the alpha level α (most commonly 0.05). After analyzing the data, if the p -value is less than α , that is taken to mean that the observed data is sufficiently inconsistent with the null hypothesis for the null hypothesis to be rejected.

  6. AP Biology - Wikipedia

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    Advanced Placement (AP) Biology (also known as AP Bio) is an Advanced Placement biology course and exam offered by the College Board in the United States. For the 2012–2013 school year, the College Board unveiled a new curriculum with a greater focus on "scientific practices".

  7. Discovery science - Wikipedia

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    Discovery science (also known as discovery-based science) is a scientific methodology which aims to find new patterns, correlations, and form hypotheses through the analysis of large-scale experimental data. The term “discovery science” encompasses various fields of study, including basic, translational, and computational science and ...

  8. Talk:Detection limit - Wikipedia

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    I suggest that Detection limit and Detection Limits be merged. Biscuittin 18:32, 5 July 2007 (UTC) []. Support Added templates. --Kkmurray 14:51, 19 August 2007 (UTC) []While the initial definition on the Detection Limits entry seems OK, most of the information appears to be related to the amount of material being probed, rather than a description of what a detection limit (or detection limits ...

  9. Reproducibility - Wikipedia

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    Reproducibility, closely related to replicability and repeatability, is a major principle underpinning the scientific method.For the findings of a study to be reproducible means that results obtained by an experiment or an observational study or in a statistical analysis of a data set should be achieved again with a high degree of reliability when the study is replicated.