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Data must be accessible to adversaries, i.e., other scientists who will try to prove your theories wrong
The goal of the scientific method is to test the validity of a [[hypothesis]]. It is not a set of directions for making original discoveries and it does not set out the means that scientists must use in order for their research to succeed. The whole point is to compare the hypothesis with the [[fact]]s.
The goal of the scientific method is to test the validity of a [[hypothesis]]. It is not a set of directions for making original discoveries and it does not set out the means that scientists must use in order for their research to succeed. The whole point is to compare the hypothesis with the [[fact]]s.
[[Hans Storch]] wrote:
:Data must be accessible to adversaries; joint efforts are needed to agree on test procedures to validate, once again, already broadly accepted insights.<ref>[http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/12/23/von-storch-op-ed-in-the-wsj-climategate-reveals-a-concerted-effort-to-emphasize-scientific-results-useful-to-a-political-agenda/ Hans Storch op-ed in WSJ]</ref>
==Steps of the Scientific Method==
==Steps of the Scientific Method==