Which statement best describes a valid scientific claim?

A) The results of the experiment can be replicated by using any method of experimentation.

B) The results that support the claim are replicable by other scientists who follow the same procedures.

C) The claim is jointly issued from both a major university and an established government agency.

D) The claim is supported by at least ten scientists in addition to the original researcher.
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Which statement best describes a valid scientific claim?

A) The results of the experiment can be replicated by using any method of experimentation.

B) The results that support the claim are replicable by other scientists who follow the same procedures.

C) The claim is jointly issued from both a major university and an established government agency.

D) The claim is supported by at least ten scientists in addition to the original researcher.
@pooja195

pooja195 · Answer

@thomaster

thomaster · Answer

So what's a scientific claim?
A definition:

A scientific claim is the positive asserted conclusion required to form an accurate hypothesis that meets the scientific standard. The claim must be observable directly or indirectly, demonstrable in some way, falsifiable, and repeatable under the same or similar controls.

So knowing this, which of the answers cannot be correct?

anonymous · Answer

D.?...

thomaster · Answer

Yea, but why do you think so?

anonymous · Answer

Honestly, I'm not sure.

anonymous · Answer

So, what is the answer? @thomaster

thomaster · Answer

It's not D because the claim being supported by 10 scientists doesn't make it valid yet

thomaster · Answer

Same for C, the fact that a major university or government agency issued the claim doesn't say anything about the validity

thomaster · Answer

The results can be reproduced by any method of experimentation, not really a scientific claim, because you have to know which method of experimentation was used in order to reproduce the experiments with the same conditions

thomaster · Answer

So B is correct, because it does meet the criteria:

The claim must be observable directly or indirectly, demonstrable in some way, falsifiable, and repeatable under the same or similar controls.

The results that support the claim are replicable by other scientists who follow the same procedures.
- claim is observable (experimentation)
- demonstrable in a way (experimentation)
- falsifiable (if experimentation doesn't yield the same results)
- repeatable (like it says, replicable by other scientist)

anonymous · Answer

So A?

thomaster · Answer

No I just told you why it's not A...