Positivists Hold That Researchers Must Be Able to Repeat Scientific

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Essay

Positivists hold that researchers must be able to repeat scientific findings in multiple studies to have a high level of confidence that the findings are true.If a researcher replicates a study and does not get similar findings,one or more of five possibilities must be occurring.Identify at least four of these five reasons why replication might yield different results.

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