The outcome is a genuine victory for the emerging field of metascience, an approach in which science turns the lens of scrutiny on itself. Metascience, the science of science, uses rigorous methods to examine how scientific practices influence the validity of scientific conclusions. It has its roots in the philosophy of science and the study of scientific methods, but is distinguished from the former by a reliance on quantitative analysis, and from the latter by a broad focus on the general factors that contribute to the limitations and successes of research.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 22:53:00 +0000
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