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replication

replication

6 4.9
Repeating an experiment to check if the results are reliable
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛp.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : replicación
  • To ensure the accuracy of the results, scientists often emphasize the importance of replication in their studies.
  • replication study
  • replication sample
  • replication attempt

Just follow your curiosity jumping around on on the psychology front, the dramatic sounding terminology of replication crisis.

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Examples

  • On the whole, then, differences in experimental protocols should favor replication of previous findings.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Additional directions for future studies would be replication studies using different content, context, conditions, and participants.

    Academic text (2015)
  • However, the results of this study go beyond the replication of previous research in several important ways.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Although these findings need future replication, they also indicate some future research directions.

    Academic text (2012)
  • But what is the replication crisis in science and is it endemic elsewhere beyond psychology?

  • The panel recommends the replication of the SSS findings by independent research teams.

    Academic text (2008)
  • First, it permitted direct replication of the effectiveness of the intervention package for each participant.

    Academic text (2013)
  • According to Abbott, the replication provides support for the validity of the four identified value dimensions.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The research team conducted a replication of the original experiment to confirm its findings.

  • In the context of scientific inquiry, replication serves as a critical mechanism for validating experimental outcomes.

Synonyms

repeat
vsreplication
132 1.0

An event that happens again in the same way

is done to run experiments again specifically to check validity and reliability
repetition
vsreplication
44 2.0

Doing or saying something again

is done to run experiments again in order to test validity and reliability
iteration
vsreplication
28 5.1

A repeated version of something that aims to improve it

is used to repeat experiments mainly to test results' validity and reliability
retest
vsreplication
4 2.9

A second test taken after the first to check or improve results

focuses on repeating experiments to check whether results are valid and reliable
repeating
vsreplication
1 1.8

Doing something again to practice or make it clear

is aimed at running experiments again to check their validity and reliability

Antonyms

47 4.7

Something new or different that seems interesting

How Reliable

confirmation
150 2.0
validation
  • Specialized
75 4.3
replication
  • Specialized
6 4.9
experiment
  • Specialized
713 2.7
observation
211 3.0

Surface Forms

replication singular
replications plural

Morphology

replication = replicate (transparent) = replic + ation

The meaning is clearly derived from 'replicate' with the noun-forming suffix '-ation'.

Etymology

Replication comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and plicare 'to fold', giving the idea of 'doing again' and linking it to the English word repeat. So in science a replication is doing an experiment again to check the result.