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'''Replication of results''' is the ability of an experiment to be reproduced and provide the same results - this is essential to scientific progress and to convincing scientists of a new discovery.  If an experiment is repeated and the results are different, a dispute can cast doubt on the original results.

'''Replication of results''' is the ability of an experiment to be reproduced and provide the same results - this is essential to scientific progress and to convincing scientists of a new discovery.  If an experiment is repeated and the results are different, a dispute can cast doubt on the original results.

Basically, the way scientific discoveries are made is with an article saying "I performed experiment X and got result Y.  You can do the same experiment and check your results.  Here's how I did experiment X."  Other people doing the experiment is what "replication of results" is about.

Basically, the way scientific discoveries are made is with an article saying "I performed experiment X and got result Y.  You can do the same experiment and check your results.  Here's how I did experiment X."  Other people being able to sucessfully repeat the experiment is what "replication of results" is all about.

Sometimes mistakes (and sometimes outright frauds) can come from supposedly-reputable institutions and appear in supposedly-reputable journals. Scientific empirical results become firmer when other workers replicate the experiment. Theoretical results become firmer when people repeat the calculation, and/or check for consistency with other theoretical and empirical results. <ref>[http://www.av8n.com/physics/authority.htm article from av8n.com]</ref>

Sometimes mistakes (and sometimes outright frauds) can come from supposedly-reputable institutions and appear in supposedly-reputable journals. Scientific empirical results become firmer when other workers replicate the experiment. Theoretical results become firmer when people repeat the calculation, and/or check for consistency with other theoretical and empirical results. <ref>[http://www.av8n.com/physics/authority.htm article from av8n.com]</ref>