Two scientists interpret the same set of data differently. How would the scientific community deal with this problem?

A. Let the more respected scientist have his or her way

B. Let the two scientists work it out between themselves

C. Ignore both of the scientists, since they are in disagreement

D. Perform another experiment to test their conclusions

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8 June, 13:12

Two scientists interpret the same set of data differently. How would the scientific community deal with this problem?

A. Let the more respected scientist have his or her way

B. Let the two scientists work it out between themselves

C. Ignore both of the scientists, since they are in disagreement

D. Perform another experiment to test their conclusions

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Broderick · Answer 1

The correct answer would be D. A new experiment would be needed to be done in order to test the conclusions. In science there is no authority, data is the only thing that matters. So if we have two different conclusions from the same date the only solution is to perform more tests and more experiments to see what is correct.