Which of the following is a reason for replication in science?
a. to reduce the chance of error or misinterpretation in research.
b. to test a common?sense theory about some phenomenon.
c. to move from the level of testing theories to that of testing hypotheses.
d. All of the other answers represent such reasons.
A
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