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Experimental Design & Method — How Science Tests Ideas

This forum focuses on the methodology behind science — how we design experiments, measure correctly, and ensure reproducibility.

Ideal topics include:
• The scientific method 
• Measurement techniques 
• Controls & variables 
• Data collection 
• Reproducibility 
• Error analysis 
• Lab techniques 
• Instrumentation 
• Simulation experiments 
• Peer review & methodology 

If you want to understand how science is actually performed — this is the subforum for you.