What does research reproducibility mean?

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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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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Sci Transl Med

Title: Science translational medicine

ISSN (Electronic): 1946-6242

ISSN (Print): 1946-6234

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 1 2016

Volume: 8

Issue: 341

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[1 ] Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS), Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. steve.goodman@stanford.edu.

[2 ] Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS), Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

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Publisher Item ID: 8/341/341ps12

DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaf5027

PubMed ID: 27252173

SO-VID: 0f73d3da-43b5-4028-ac13-ab0c6ae2bbe5

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